This book argues that the three constitutive facts of Western consciousness are knowledge of death, knowledge of freedom, and
This book argues that the three constitutive facts of Western consciousness are knowledge of death, knowledge of freedom, and knowledge of society and the discovery of society will either be the death or rebirth of freedom. It analyzes the phenomenon where all members of a hunting tribe bring the game they catch to one leader, which it calls the pattern of centricity. This book calls the practice of making items for one's own use "house-holding," which is grouped as one of three precursors to modern society along with systems based on redistribution and reciprocity. It asserts that society was forced to make a "protectionist countermove" after the disastrous attempts to maintain the international gold standard, which was previously one of the foundations for a self-regulating economy and the rise of a market society. For 10 points, name this book about the revolutionary change in England's economy, written by Karl Polanyi.
This book argues that the three constitutive facts of Western consciousness are knowledge of death, knowledge of freedom, and knowledge of society and the discovery of society will either be the death or rebirth of freedom.
The Great Transformation