A Guildsman's Interpretation of History

by Penty, Arthur J.; Likoudis, Paul; Wilber, Charles K.

• ISBN13: 9780971828698
• ISBN10: 0971828695
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2011-08-01
• Publisher: IHS Press

Summary

Incorporating a stunning array of ideas, insights, and interpretations, this remarkable study focuses on 2,000 years of socioeconomic trendsfrom ancient Greece and Rome through 20th-century Europe. With an attractive and accessible style, important factors and moments of development are highlightedincluding the role of the church beyond its spiritual contributions, the introduction of money, the revival of Roman law, the birth of capitalism during the medieval period, and the Industrial Revolution. Tracing the development and decline of the application of Christian morality to economics, this thorough examination offers a candid historical assessment of the pitfalls of modern society and culture.

Author Biography

Arthur J. Penty is the author of Communism and the Alternative, Guilds and the Social Crisis, The Restoration of the Gild System, and Towards a Christian Sociology. Paul Likoudis is the news editor for The Wanderer. He lives in Hector, New York. Charles K. Wilber is the author of The Soviet Model and Underdeveloped Countries and the coauthor of Beyond Reaganomics and An Inquiry into the Poverty of Economics. He lives in South Bend, Indiana.