The Company：A Short History of a Revolutionary Idea (Modern Library Chronicles)

WithapologiestoHegel,Marx,andLenin,thebasicunitofmodernsocietyisneitherthestate,northecommune,northeparty;itisthecompany.Fromthisboldpremise,JohnMicklethwaitandAdrianWooldridgecharttheriseofoneofhistory’sgreatcatalystsforgoodandevil.Ina“fast-pacedandwell-written”work(Forbes),theauthorsrevealhowinnovationssuchaslimitationsonliabilityhavepermittedcompaniestorivalreligionsandevenstatesinimportance,governingtheflowofwealthandcontrollinghumanaffairs–allwhilebeinglargelyexemptfromtherulesthatgovernourlives.TheCompanyisthatrare,remarkablebookthatfillsamajorgapwescarcelyknewexisted.Withit,wearebetterabletomakesenseofthepastfourcenturies,aswellastheeventsoftoday.