Capitalism and Arithmetic (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780812690149)

"In Mr. Swetz's learned and engrossing commentary on the text, you can find facts that will impress your boss and amaze your friends, such as the mathematical origins of the words 'counter, ' 'banks, ' and 'digits.' The rich historical details support a compelling account of how mercantile capitalism in the Venetian republic of the early Renaissance crucially influenced the evolution of mathematics and how mathematics helped the rise of capitalism."
--Wall Street Journal

Author: Frank J. Swetz
ISBN-10: 0812690141
ISBN-13: 9780812690149
Publisher: Open Court
Language: English
Published: 02/01/1999
Pages: 358
Format: Paperback
Weight: 1.23lbs
Size: 8.34h x 6.34w x 0.89d