Download or read book Property and Prophets: The Evolution of Economic Institutions and Ideologies written by E. K. Hunt and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2016-07-08 with total page 305 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Property and Prophets" is a concise history of the rise and subsequent triumph of capitalism. Focused primarily on England until 1800 and the United States since 1800, the book's economic history is interspersed with the history of ideas that evolved along with the capitalist system.