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The Birth of Capitalism: A 21st Century Perspective
Henry Heller
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Description for The Birth of Capitalism: A 21st Century Perspective
Paperback. Fresh intervention into the historical debate over the transition from feudalism to capitalism. Considers the past and possible future of capitalism. Series: The Future of World Capitalism. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 3JM; KCP; KCS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 220 x 161 x 18. Weight in Grams: 386.
In the light of the deepening crisis of capitalism and continued non-Western capitalist accumulation, Henry Heller re-examines the debates surrounding the transition from feudalism to capitalism in Europe and elsewhere.
Focusing on arguments about the origin, nature and sustainability of capitalism, Heller offers a new reading of the historical evidence and a critical interrogation of the transition debate. He advances the idea that capitalism must be understood as a political as well as an economic entity. This book breathes new life into the scholarship, taking issue with the excessively economistic approach of Robert Brenner, which has gained ... Read more
In the light of the deepening crisis of capitalism and continued non-Western capitalist accumulation, Henry Heller re-examines the debates surrounding the transition from feudalism to capitalism in Europe and elsewhere.
Focusing on arguments about the origin, nature and sustainability of capitalism, Heller offers a new reading of the historical evidence and a critical interrogation of the transition debate. He advances the idea that capitalism must be understood as a political as well as an economic entity. This book breathes new life into the scholarship, taking issue with the excessively economistic approach of Robert Brenner, which has gained ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Pluto Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
Series
The Future of World Capitalism
Number of Pages
280
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780745329598
SKU
V9780745329598
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About Henry Heller
Henry Heller is a Professor of History at the University of Manitoba, Canada. He is the author of The Capitalist University (Pluto, 2016), The Birth of Capitalism: A 21st Century Perspective (Pluto, 2011) The Cold War and the New Imperialism: A Global History, 1945-2005 (Monthly Review Press, 2006) and The Bourgeois Revolution in France (Berghahn, 2006).
Reviews for The Birth of Capitalism: A 21st Century Perspective
'Sets a new standard in the study of the transition from feudalism to capitalism. A must for anybody interested in the transition debates'
Michael Perelman, author of The Invention of Capitalism: Classical Political Economy and the Secret History of Primitive Accumulation 'A comprehensive, critical but balanced account from a classical Marxist perspective of the entire debate and its various ... Read more
Michael Perelman, author of The Invention of Capitalism: Classical Political Economy and the Secret History of Primitive Accumulation 'A comprehensive, critical but balanced account from a classical Marxist perspective of the entire debate and its various ... Read more