Jerry Z. Muller
On his book Capitalism and the Jews
Cover Interview of June 14, 2010
polemics /
justice /
social mobility /
politics /
capitalism /
money /
equality /
economic history /
jewish heritage /
friedman milton /
Lastly
Capitalism and the Jews tries to make historical and social scientific sense of patterns in modern history that for a variety of reasons tend to be neglected by social scientists.
I draw upon a range of social sciences, and try to bring together the work of many historians who have dealt with one or another of the history of the economic, social, political and cultural histories of the Jews. Yet I deliberately wrote so that the book would be accessible to a broad educated public.
In a brief book, Capitalism and the Jews covers a great deal of historical ground—ranging from medieval Europe, to contemporary America and Israel.
© 2010 Jerry Z. Muller