{"product_id":"adam-smith-in-beijing-paperback-by-giovanni-arrighi","title":"Adam Smith in Beijing Paperback by Giovanni Arrighi","description":"\u003cbody\u003e\n                \n                    \n                        \u003ch2\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eProduct Details\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n                        \u003cul\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cb\u003eVerso\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003e(2009-01-05)\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLanguage\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003eEnglish\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePaperback\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e432\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cb\u003epages\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eISBN-13\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e9781844672981\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eItem Weight\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e680.4\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cb\u003egrams\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e23.5 x 15.44 x 3.2\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cb\u003ecm\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                        \u003c\/ul\u003e\n                        \u003cbr\u003e\n                        \u003cp\u003eIn the late eighteenth century, the political economist Adam Smith predicted an eventual equalization of power between the West and the territories it had conquered. In this magisterial new work, Giovanni Arrighi shows how China’s extraordinary rise invites us to reassess radically the conventional reading of \u003ci\u003eThe Wealth of Nations\u003c\/i\u003e. He examines how recent US attempts to create the first truly global empire were conceived to counter China’s spectacular economic success Now America’s disastrous failure in Iraq has made the People’s Republic of China the true winner in the US War on Terror.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChina may soon become again the kind of noncapitalist market economy that Smith described, an event that will reconfigure world trade and the global balance of power.\u003c\/p\u003e\n                        \u003ch3\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n                        \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eGiovanni Arrighi\u003c\/b\u003e (1937–2009) was Professor of Sociology at Johns Hopkins University. His books include \u003ci\u003eThe Long Twentieth Century\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eAdam Smith in Beijing\u003c\/i\u003e, and, with Beverly Silver, \u003ci\u003eChaos and Governance in the Modern World System\u003c\/i\u003e. His work has appeared in many publications, including \u003ci\u003eNew Left Review\u003c\/i\u003e—who published\u0026lt;a href=\"http:\/\/www.newleftreview.org\/?page=article\u0026amp;amp;view=2771\"\u0026gt; an interview on his life-long intellectual trajectory\u0026lt;\/a\u0026gt; in March–April 2009, and \u0026lt;a href=\"http:\/\/www.newleftreview.org\/?view=2814\"\u0026gt;an obituary\u0026lt;\/a\u0026gt; in Nov–Dec 2009—and there are more accounts on his \u0026lt;a href=\"http:\/\/www.sympathytree.com\/giovanniarrighi1937\/\"\u0026gt;memorial website\u0026lt;\/a\u0026gt;.\u003c\/p\u003e\n                    \n                \n            \u003c\/body\u003e","brand":"Best Bookstore","offers":[{"title":"New","offer_id":46556481323169,"sku":"BBSNIJ9781844672981","price":48.56,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0525\/2084\/5473\/files\/9781844672981.jpg?v=1781818074","url":"https:\/\/www.bestbookstore.ca\/products\/adam-smith-in-beijing-paperback-by-giovanni-arrighi","provider":"Best Book Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}