6 Books to Thoroughly Understand International Political Economy (Set of 6 Books)

This is a set of classic books on international political economy, including "Das Kapital", "The Wealth of Nations", "Economic Interpretation of the United States Constitution", "Common Sense: A Book That Influenced the Milestones of World History", "Social Contract: Bilingual Edition", and "The Old Regime and the Great Revolution", a total of 6 volumes. For readers who are interested in Western political and economic history, this set of books is worth reading carefully. "Das Kapital" is a great economic masterpiece by Karl Marx, the founder of Marxism. The book is theoretically profound and knowledgeable. From the production of capital to the circulation of capital, it profoundly reveals the basic principles of capital operation, demonstrates the nature and power of capital, and comprehensively analyzes the socio-economic form of capitalism. "The Wealth of Nations" is the economic work of Adam Smith, one of the main founders of Western economics and the originator of economics. It summarizes the development experience of capitalism in various countries in modern times, critically absorbs the important economic theories that preceded it, and provides a systematic and overall description of the operating process of the national economy. It is a masterpiece of modern economics. "The Old Regime and the Great Revolution" is a work by French historian Tocqueville. It discusses the French Revolution. The original feudal system collapsed due to corruption and unpopularity. However, the social unrest did not bring the results expected by the revolutionary party. Both the rulers and the people were eventually swallowed up by mutual anger. The author conducted an in-depth study of documents, archives and historical events related to the French Revolution, combined with his understanding of freedom, to answer the following questions: why the revolution first occurred in France; Why the revolution was accelerated during the most prosperous period of the old system; Why the centralization of power that emerged after the Great Revolution was a continuation of the old system and so on. "Economic Interpretation of the U. S. Constitution" is a major work that uses "economic determinism" to explain history, and is also an authoritative work that explores the process of formulating the U. S. Constitution. In the book, the author carefully examines the motivations of the Founding Fathers in writing the Constitution and the economic interests they represented. Concrete analysis and summary of the contradictions and struggles in the constitution-making process were also made from the perspective of economic determinism. And based on the large amount of information that could be collected at that time, it gave a relatively accurate description of the important role of "chattel" interest groups in the constitution-making process, and pointed out a new path for studying the U. S. Constitution. "Common Sense: The Book That Influenced the Milestones of World History" was published by Thomas Paine in January 1776 under the signature of "an Englishman". Its influence at the time was unimaginable today - almost everyone in North America had a copy, becoming a book second only to the Bible in influence and spread. "The Social Contract", also translated as "The Civil Contract" and "Principles of Political Rights", is Rousseau's important political science work. It is a must-read book for those who want to understand foreign politics and history. As soon as "The Social Contract" came out, it caused a huge shock in Europe. During the French Revolution, "The Social Contract" was regarded as a treasure book by the revolutionaries at that time. The "Declaration of Independence" and the "1787 Constitution" of the United States were also deeply influenced by it.