Contributions

  • Verso (Firm : London, England) - Contributor

Publication

2017 - Verso, England

Language

English

Word Count

53,250 words, Guess

Page Count

213 pages

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and 1 more

Classifications

  • DDC330.12/2
  • LCCHB501 .W615 2017
  • LCCHB501

Description

"How did the dynamic economic system we know as capitalism develop among the peasants and lords of feudal Europe? In The Origin of Capitalism, a now-classic work of history, Ellen Meiksins Wood offers readers a clear and accessible introduction to the theories and debates concerning the birth of capitalism, imperialism, and the modern nation state. Capitalism is not a natural and inevitable consequence of human nature, nor simply an extension of age-old practices of trade and commerce. Rather, it is a late and localized product of very specific historical conditions, which required great transformations in social relations and in the relationship between humans and nature"--Back cover.

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