Origin of Capitalism - A Longer View

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.

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Ellen Meiksins Wood, for many years Professor of Political Science at York University, Toronto, is the author of many books, including Democracy Against Capitalism and, with Verso, The Pristine Culture of Capitalism, The Origin of Capitalism, Peasant-Citizen and Slave, Citizens to Lords, Empire of Capital and Liberty and Property.

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The Origin of Capitalism was one of those 'Aha!' moments. Wood was an extraordinarily rigorous and imaginative thinker, someone who breathed life into Marxist political theory and made it speak-not to just to me but to many others-at multiple levels: historical, theoretical, political. Corey Robin Jacobin

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Ellen Meiksins Wood, Ellen Meiksins Wood, Wood Ellen Meiksins
• Editore: Verso
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 28.02.2017
• EAN: 9781786630681
• ISBN: 978-1-78663-068-1
• Pagine: 224
• Dimensioni: 130 mm x 200 mm x 15 mm
• Categorie: Saggistica; Scienze sociali, diritto, economia > Economia > Tematiche generali, enciclopedie; BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Economics / General, Economic systems and structures, Economic systems & structures, capitalism; class struggle; Marxism; feudalism