The Pristine Culture of Capitalism: A Historical Essay on Old Regimes and Modern States

by Ellen Meiksins Wood

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A historical essay on old regimes and modern states In this lively and wide-ranging book, Ellen Meiksins Wood argues that what is supposed to have epitomized bourgeois modernity, especially the emergence of a "modern" state and political culture in Continental Europe, signaled the persistence of pre-capitalist social property relations. Conversely, the absence of a "modern" state and political discourse in England testified to the presence of a well-developed...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:1784781037

ISBN13:9781784781033

Release Date:November 2015

Publisher:Verso

Length:212 Pages

Weight:0.60 lbs.

Dimensions:0.7" x 6.0" x 9.1"

Related Subjects

Anthropology Business Business & Investing Cultural Economic Conditions Economic History Economics History Political Economy Political Science

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