{"product_id":"wal-mart-the-face-of-twenty-first-century-capitalism","title":"Wal-Mart: The Face of Twenty-First-Century Capitalism","description":"\u003cbody\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eTitle: \u003c\/b\u003eWal-Mart: The Face of Twenty-First-Century Capitalism\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor: \u003c\/b\u003eNelson Lichtenstein\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN: \u003c\/b\u003e9781595580214\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/b\u003eThe New Press\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished: \u003c\/b\u003e2006\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding: \u003c\/b\u003ePaperback\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage: \u003c\/b\u003eEnglish\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eEdition: \u003c\/b\u003eFirst Paperback Edition\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNumber of Pages: \u003c\/b\u003e349\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Note: \u003c\/b\u003eExcellent, unmarked copy with little wear and tight binding. We ship in recyclable American-made mailers. 100% money-back guarantee on all orders.\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher Description: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eA collection of essays that \"do an incredible job of balancing the wonders and horrors of the force that is Wal-Mart\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\" (\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e, starred review).\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Edited by one of the nation's preeminent labor historians, this book marks an ambitious effort to dissect the full extent of Wal-Mart's business operations, its social effects, and its role in the United States and world economy. \u003ci\u003eWal-Mart \u003c\/i\u003eis based on a spring 2004 conference of leading historians, business analysts, sociologists, and labor leaders that immediately attracted the attention of the national media, drawing profiles in the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e, and the \u003ci\u003eNew York Review of Books\u003c\/i\u003e. Their contributions are adapted here for a general audience. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e At the end of the nineteenth century, the Pennsylvania Railroad declared itself \"the standard of the world.\" In more recent years, IBM and then Microsoft seemed the template for a new, global information economy. But at the dawn of the twenty-first century, Wal-Mart had overtaken all rivals as the world-transforming economic institution of our time. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Presented in an accessible format and extensively illustrated with charts and graphs, \u003ci\u003eWal-Mart \u003c\/i\u003eexamines such topics as the giant retailer's managerial culture, revolutionary use of technological innovation, and controversial pay and promotional practices to provide the most complete guide yet available to one of America's largest companies. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"Like archaeologists who pick over artifacts to understand an ancient society, the scholars here [are] examining Wal-Mart for insights into the very nature of American capitalist culture.\" -\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"Stimulating perspectives on the world's largest corporation.\" -\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/body\u003e","brand":"The New Press","offers":[{"title":"Wal-Mart: The Face of Twenty-First-Century Capitalism | Nelson Lichtenstein | Paperback | 9781595580214 | Used: Like New | Economics 1724578 (temp: 10)","offer_id":48167422623896,"sku":"1724578","price":7.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0492\/1609\/4360\/files\/81J9Fc7XEfL.jpg?v=1771946202","url":"https:\/\/roundaboutbookstore.com\/products\/wal-mart-the-face-of-twenty-first-century-capitalism","provider":"Roundabout Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}