About the Book: The book offers a kaleidoscopic history of global capitalism, spanning from the Industrial Revolution and colonialism to modern issues like the ecological crisis and artificial intelligence. Cassidy adopts a bold new approach, telling the history through the eyes of the system’s critics. The narrative traverses the globe, examining familiar thinkers like Smith, Marx, and Keynes from a fresh perspective, while also highlighting less familiar but equally influential figures—such as the Irish proto-socialist William Thompson, the French labor union proponent Flora Tristan, and the Indian exponent of Gandhian economics, J. C. Kumarappa. Blending biography, panoramic history, and economic theory, the book illuminates the deep roots of today’s most urgent issues.