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24 alternatives to Empire of Cotton: A Global History

Pulitzer Prize finalist; cotton caused modern capitalism

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Empire of Cotton: A Global History launched in 2015; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   From Silk to Silicon▲61

   The story of globalization, from 10 viewpoints.

   2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Atlas Shrugged▲73

   Story about capitalism, free markets, ethics and morality

   2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

3. 3
   For God, Country, and Coca-Cola▲67

   America's socio-economic history through the "glass"

   2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Whither the World: The Political Economy of the Future▲54

   What's the future?

   2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

5. 5
   The House of Morgan▲57

   An American danking dynasty and the rise of modern finance

   2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Tuxedo Park : A Wall Street Tycoon and the Secret ▲73

   Palace of science that changed the course of World War II

   2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Kavalier and Clay▲60

   Pulitzer Prize winning fiction book abt a comic book empire

   2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

8. 8
   The Great War and Modern Memory ▲77

   Profound study on how WW1 created our ironic, modern world

   2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Sapiens▲185

   A brief history of humankind

   2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

10. 10
    A History of Silicon Valley▲71

    The greatest creation of wealth in the history of the planet

    2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Andrew Carnegie▲119

    One of America's most successful businessmen

    2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

12. 12
    The Hidden Wealth of Nations▲60

    The scourge of tax havens

    2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

13. 13
    The Gene: An Intimate History▲74

    A magnificent history of the gene

    2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

14. 14
    The Gene▲64

    An Intimate History

    2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Saving Capitalism▲57

    For the many, not the few

    2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Netocracy▲56

    The new power elite and life after capitalism

    2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

17. 17
    The Great Escape▲59

    Health, wealth, and the origins of inequality

    2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

18. 18
    The Misfit Economy▲81

    Innovation on the fringe...

    2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

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    To Kill A Mockingbird▲71

    Pulitzer Prize winner, an American classic

    2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

20. 20
    The Profiteers: Bechtel and the Men Who Built the World▲61

    The empire that built the Hoover Dam, Chunnel & Big Dig

    2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

21. 21
    The Quest▲62

    Energy, security, and the remaking of the modern world

    2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

22. 22
    The Shock Doctrine▲62

    The Rise of Disaster Capitalism

    2017 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Salt of the Earth - Allison Robicelli & the No Pants Economy▲57

    A whiskey-fueled rise to success

    2016 · traffic.libsyn.com · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Revisionist History by Malcolm Gladwell▲60

    Carlo doesn't remember (Capitalism requires capitalization)

    2016 · its alternatives →

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