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The origin of capitalismThe origin of capitalism

The origin of capitalism1999

Ellen Meiksins Wood

4.6(8)on Hardcover

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"In The Origin of Capitalism, Ellen Meiksins Wood challenges most existing accounts of capitalism's origins, arguing that they fail to recognize its distinctive attributes as a social system by making its emergence seem natural and inevitable."--BOOK JACKET. "Only with a proper understanding of capitalism's beginning, Wood holds, can we imagine the possibility of it ending."--BOOK JACKET.

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First published
1999
OL Work ID
OL1994855W

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CapitalismHistoryCapitalismeHistoireGeschichteKapitalismusKapitalismeOntstaansgeschiedenisLiterary collections

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