The Origin of Capitalism: A Longer View - Softcover

Wood, Ellen Meiksins

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1859843921 ISBN 13: 9781859843925

Verlag: Verso Books, 2002

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In this original and provocative book Ellen Meiksins Wood reminds us that capitalism is not a natural and inevitable consequence of human nature, nor is it 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 human interaction with nature.
This new edition is substantially revised and expanded, with extensive new material on imperialism, anti-Eurocentric history, capitalism and the nation-state, and the differences between capitalism and non-capitalist commerce. The author traces links between the origin of capitalism and contemporary conditions such as 'globalization', ecological degradation, and the current agricultural crisis.

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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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• Verlag: Verso Books
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2002
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 1859843921
• ISBN 13: 9781859843925
• Einband: Tapa blanda
• Anzahl der Seiten: 216
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