Capitalism and Arithmetic - Paperback

FormatBook

Language English

ISBN-13 / SKU 9780812690149

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by Frank J. Swetz (Author)

"In Mr. Swetz's learned and engrossing commentary on the text, you can find facts that will impress your boss and amaze your friends, such as the mathematical origins of the words 'counter, ' 'banks, ' and 'digits.' The rich historical details support a compelling account of how mercantile capitalism in the Venetian republic of the early Renaissance crucially influenced the evolution of mathematics and how mathematics helped the rise of capitalism."
--Wall Street Journal

Number of Pages: 358

Dimensions: 0.89 x 8.34 x 6.34 IN

Publication Date: March 25, 2002

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