A review by tabsfchnr
The Origin of Capitalism: A Longer View by Ellen Meiksins Wood

4.0

Capitalism is not the inevitable expression of the human race. It's not the destination of history. It's the result of specific conditions in relation to property, that gave rise to explicit "market imperatives", and set off the capitalist "laws of motion".

It's a great book, and you can read it without any prior knowledge about how to analyse the history of capitalism.

Doesn't go very deep into what capitalism is today, though. The big ugly beast of today is even more vile!