Wenige Fragen der Geschichte haben so viele aktuelle politische Implikationen wie die scheinbar so einfache: Wie ist der Kapitalismus entstanden? In dieser erhellenden Arbeit widerlegt Ellen Meiksins Wood die meisten vorhandenen...

What does imperialism mean in the absence of colonial conquest and imperial rule? von Wood, Ellen Meiksins

A new edition of the classic and succinct guide to how capitalism was formed, which will appeal to both students and the interested lay person. von Wood, Ellen Meiksins

Liberty and Property: A Social History of Western Political Thought from the Renaissance to Enlightenment von Wood, Ellen Meiksins

A magnificent recasting of historical materialism which highlights capitalism's intrinsically antagonistic relationship to democracy von Wood, Ellen Meiksins

A Social History of Western Political Thought von Wood, Ellen Meiksins

The controversial thesis at the center of this study is that, despite the importance of slavery in Athenian society, the most distinctive characteristic of Athenian democracy was the unprecedented prominence it gave to free labor. Wood...

"The Origin of Capitalism: A Longer View" von Ellen Meiksins Wood bietet eine umfassende Analyse der Entstehung des Kapitalismus. Wood argumentiert, dass der Kapitalismus nicht einfach eine natürliche Weiterentwicklung menschlicher...