{"product_id":"radical-hamilton-economic-lessons-from-a-misunderstood-founder-9781786633927","title":"Radical Hamilton: Economic Lessons from a Misunderstood Founder","description":"\u003cb\u003eA dramatic re-evaluation of the founding of the United States and the history of capitalism.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn retelling the story of the radical Alexander Hamilton, Parenti rewrites the history early America and global economic history writ large. For much of the twentieth century, Hamilton-sometimes seen as the bad boy of the founding fathers or portrayed as the patron saint of bankers-was out of fashion. In contrast his rival Thomas Jefferson, the patrician democrat and slave owner who feared government overreach, was claimed by all. But more recently, Hamilton has become a subject of serious interest again. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHe was a contradictory mix: a tough soldier, austere workaholic, exacting bureaucrat, yet also a sexual libertine, and a glory-obsessed romantic with suicidal tendencies. As Parenti argues, we have yet to fully appreciate Hamilton as the primary architect of American capitalism and the developmental state. In exploring his life and work, Parenti rediscovers this gadfly as a path breaking political thinker and institution builder. In this vivid historical portrait, Hamilton emerges as a singularly important historical figure: a thinker and politico who laid the foundation for America's ascent to global supremacy-for better or worse.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Verso\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/04\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781786633927\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 304\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.05lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.30h x 5.70w x 1.00d","brand":"Christian Parenti","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":36668857548956,"sku":"9781786633927","price":22.91,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_b1b85a9f-a721-4bf1-b08e-10e42931d9d3.jpg?v=1603918642","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/radical-hamilton-economic-lessons-from-a-misunderstood-founder-9781786633927","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}