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Record Nr.

UNINA9910255448703321

Autore

Heller Henry

Titolo

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

Pubbl/distr/stampa

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

ISBN

1-78371-460-3

1-78539-043-0

1-84964-613-9

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (306 pages)

Collana

The future of world capitalism

Disciplina

330.122

Soggetti

Capitalism - History

Capitalism - Europe - History

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

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

Sommario/riassunto

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.