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The Origin of Capitalism

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  • Author: [[Ellen Meiksins Wood]]
  • ASIN: B01BRFN69S
  • Reference: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01BRFN69S
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At the heart of this argument was Marx’s insistence on the historical specificity of capitalism. This meant that capitalism had a historical beginning, in very specific historical conditions, and therefore it had a conceivable end. Capitalism was not the product of some inevitable natural process, nor was it the end of history. — location: 548 ^ref-65415

The concept of ‘bourgeois revolution’ is confusing for several reasons. Was a revolution necessary to bring about capitalism, or simply to facilitate the development of an already existing capitalism? Was it a cause or an effect of capitalism? — location: 1756 ^ref-22780