About this title: Capitalism was born in England, yet the dominant Western conceptions of modernity come from elsewhere, notably from France, the historical model of 'bourgeois' society. In this lively and wide-ranging book, Ellen Meiksins Wood argues that what is supposed to have epitomized bourgeois modernity, especially the emergence of a 'modern' state and political culture in continental Europe, signalled the persistence of precapitalist social property relations. Conversely, the absence of a 'modern' state and political discourse in England testified to the presence of a well-developed capitalism. The ...
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Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Verso Books
Date Published: 2002-05-01
ISBN-13:9781859843925ISBN:1859843921
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Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Verso
Date Published: 2002
ISBN-13:9781859843925ISBN:1859843921
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Binding: Paperback
Publisher: VERSO
Date Published: 2002
ISBN-13:9781859843925ISBN:1859843921
Description: New. 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 local... read more
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