UID:
almahu_9949703945402882
Format:
1 online resource.
ISBN:
9789004210400
Series Statement:
Brill eBook titles v. 35
Content:
The object is to assess the validity, in the light of current economic development, of the epistemology structuring different historical interpretations linking capitalism, unfreedom and primitive accumulation. Conventional wisdom is that - regarding the incompatibility between capitalism and unfreedom -an unbroken continuity links Marxism to Adam Smith, Malthus, Mill and Max Weber. Challenging this, it is argued Marxism accepts that, where class struggle is global, capitalist producers employ workers who are unfree. The reasons are traced to the conceptualization by Smith of labour as value, by Hegel of labour as property, and by Marx of labour-power as commodity that can be bought/sold. From this stems the free/unfree distinction informing the process of becoming, being, remaining, and acting as a proletariat.
Note:
Preliminary Material /
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Introduction /
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1. The Smithian Inheritance /
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2. The Marxist Inheritance /
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3. Semi-Feudalism And Modern Marxism /
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4. 'Disguised' Wage Labour And Modern Marxism /
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5. Unfreedom As Primitive Accumulation? /
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6. Germany And The United States: 'Primitive' Or 'Fully Functioning' Accumulation? /
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7. 'Medieval Working Practices'? British Agriculture And The Return Of The Gangmaster /
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8. Citizenship And Human Rights - Or Socialism? /
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Conclusion /
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Bibliography /
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Author Index /
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Subject Index /
Additional Edition:
Print version: Labour Regime Change in the Twenty-First Century: Unfreedom, Capitalism and Primitive Accumulation Leiden, Boston : BRILL, 2011, ISBN 9789004202474
Language:
English
