‘The modern social movement is, from the standpoint of its aim, a socialistic agitation.’
This book was originally a series of lectures delivered by Werner Sombart in 1896 in Zurich. Socialism, Sombart believed, was one of the most important social movements in history and his series of lectures served as an explainer to the general public regarding what socialism is, what it wants, and its historical development. This book was widely circulated during Sombart’s time and was translated into a number of languages due to its popularity.
Werner Sombart was a controversial German economist and sociologist. During his time, he was an important figure in the historical school of economics.