The Origin of Capitalism: A Longer View by Ellen Meiksins Wood

The Origin of Capitalism: A Longer View

Ellen Meiksins Wood

213 pages first pub 1999 (editions)

nonfiction economics history politics challenging informative reflective slow-paced

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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 readers a clear and accessible introduction to t...

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