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The Origin of Capitalism
- Author
- Ellen Meiksins Wood
- Narrator
- Jo Anna Perrin
- Publisher
- Tantor Media, Inc
- Publish Date
- 27 April 2021
- Run Time
- 7 hours 3 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
What to expect
In The Origin of Capitalism, a now-classic work of history, Ellen Meiksins Wood offers 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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Details
- Author
- Ellen Meiksins Wood
- Narrator
- Jo Anna Perrin
- Duration
- 7 hours 3 minutes
- Release Date
- 27 April 2021
- ISBN
- 9781666122305
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- Tantor Media, Inc
- Genre
- Social classes, Economic history
Synopsis
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 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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