The origins of capitalism and the "rise of the West" / Eric H. Mielants.
The origins of capitalism and the "rise of the West" / Eric H. Mielants.
The origins of capitalism and the "rise of the West" / Eric H. Mielants.
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Philadelphia : Temple University Press, 2007.
Date
2007.
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N330.9401/ 13
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English
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x, 241 p. ; 24 cm.
Contents
Introduction -- Perspectives on the origins of merchant capitalism in Europe -- Orthodox marxism -- Brennerism (or the Brenner approach) -- The modernization theory -- World-systems analysis -- Temporal predisposition -- Spatial predisposition -- The inter-city-state system of the Middle Ages -- Ten...
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Philadelphia : Temple University Press, 2007.
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Pennsylvania
Date Published
2007.
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"Eric Mielants provides a fresh, interdisciplinary interpretation of the origins of modernity in general and of capitalism in particular. He argues that, contrary to established thinking, the "Rise of the West" should not be examined through the lens of the Industrial Revolution or the colonization of the New World but viewed through long-term deve...
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The origins of capitalism and the "rise of the West" / Eric H. Mielants.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Other version (online)
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N330.9401/ 13
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74VKRB2V2oDO
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKRB2V2oDO
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1592135757 (alk. paper)
9781592135752 (alk. paper)
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330.9401
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991023278929702626
