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megapolisomancy 's review for:
The Origin of Capitalism: A Longer View
by Ellen Meiksins Wood
In which Wood is at great pains to remind us that capitalism is not a natural force or state but a historically-specific set of market imperatives. Amen.
She is less convincing when arguing that the root of this society lies not in cities or industrialism but in the rent practices of the English countryside, largely because a lot of these sections seem to default to “read about this in my other, lengthier books.” This under-200-page volume is caught in some weird middle ground between pamphlet/article and book, and functions mostly as a quick overview to Wood’s thought in general, I think - which is fine, but not the way the book is presented.
On the other hand, I am now definitely interested in reading her more substantive books, so...
She is less convincing when arguing that the root of this society lies not in cities or industrialism but in the rent practices of the English countryside, largely because a lot of these sections seem to default to “read about this in my other, lengthier books.” This under-200-page volume is caught in some weird middle ground between pamphlet/article and book, and functions mostly as a quick overview to Wood’s thought in general, I think - which is fine, but not the way the book is presented.
On the other hand, I am now definitely interested in reading her more substantive books, so...