Transcending capitalism : visions of a new society in modern American thought /

Transcending capitalism : visions of a new society in modern American thought / Howard Brick. - 1 online resource (337 pages)

Includes bibliographical references (pages 275-312) and index.

Introduction : to name a new society in the making -- Capitalism and its future on the eve of World War I -- The American theory of organized capitalism -- The interwar critique of competitive individualism -- Talcott Parsons and the evanescence of capitalism -- The displacement of economy in an age of plenty -- The heyday of dynamic sociology -- The great reversal -- Conclusion : on transitional developments beyond capitalism.

9780801454295 (e-book)


Sociology--History--United States--20th century.
Economics--History--United States--20th century.
Capitalism--History--United States--20th century.
Social change--History--United States--20th century.


United States--Social conditions--20th century.
United States--Economic conditions--20th century.


Electronic books.

HM477.U6 / T73 2006

306.3/4209730904