The American road to capitalism: studies in class-structure, economic development and political conflict, 1620-1877

"Unable to analyze the dynamics of specific forms of social labour in the antebellum U.S., most historians of the US Civil War have ignored its deep social roots. To search out these roots, Post applies the theoretical insights from the transition debates to the historical literature on the U.S...

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Main Author: Post, Charles
Institution:ETUI-European Trade Union Institute
Format: TEXT
Language:English
Published: Chicago 2012
Haymarket Books
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Online Access:https://www.labourline.org/KENTIKA-19134705124919529879-The-american-road-to-capitalis.htm
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Summary:"Unable to analyze the dynamics of specific forms of social labour in the antebellum U.S., most historians of the US Civil War have ignored its deep social roots. To search out these roots, Post applies the theoretical insights from the transition debates to the historical literature on the U.S. to produce a new analysis of the origins of American capitalism."
Physical Description:XVII, 298 p.
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