The birth of capitalism : a twenty-first-century perspective / Henry Heller.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Heller, Henry, author.

Series:

Future of world capitalism.

The future of world capitalism

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Capitalism--History.

Capitalism.

Capitalism--Europe--History.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (306 pages).

Place of Publication:

London ; Halifax ; New York : Pluto Press : Fernwood Pub. : Distribured in the U.S.A. exclusively by Palgrave Macmillan, 2011.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

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 increasing support over the last ten years. It concludes that the future of capitalism is more threatened than ever before. The new insights in this book make it essential reading for engaged students and scholars of political economy and history.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references (pages 274-295) and index.

CC BY-NC-ND

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9781783714605

1783714603

9781785390432

1785390430

9781849646130

1849646139

OCLC:

953865848

Access Restriction:

Open Access Unrestricted online access