. . . . . "The great transformation the political and economic origins of our time" . . "In this ... work of economic history and social theory, [the author] analyzes the economic and social changes brought about by the \"great transformation\" of the Industrial Revolution. His analysis explains not only the deficiencies of the self-regulating market, but the potential dire social consequences of untempered market capitalism. -Back cover." . "History" . . . . . . .