The company : a short history of a revolutionary idea /

Micklethwait, John.

The company : a short history of a revolutionary idea / John Micklethwait and Adrian Wooldridge. - London : Phoenix, 2005. - ix, 214 p. ; 20 cm.

Originally published: London: Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 2003.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

This is a history of Britain's most influential invention - an idea which gave birth to the Industrial Revolution and which underpins modern life. It is impossible to understand the history of the last few hundred years without placing the humble company at the centre of the picture.

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Business enterprises--History.

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