Capitalists in Spite of Themselves
Elite Conflict and Economic Transitions in Early Modern Europe
Published on 17. February 2000
Book
Hardback
328 pages
978-0-19-507568-7 (ISBN)
Description
Richard Lachmann's work offers a new explanation for the origins of nation-states and capitalist markets in early modern Europe. Comparing regions and cities within and across England, France, Italy, Spain, and the Netherlands from the twelfth to the eighteenth centuries, Lachmann shows how conflict among feudal elites---landlords, clerics, kings and officeholders---transformed the bases of their control over land and labor, forcing the winners of feudal conflicts to become capitalists in spite of themselves as they took defensive actions to protect their privileges from rivals in the aftermath of the Reformation.
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Bold intervention in scholarly debates and a dense narrative grounded in an admirably broad selection of historical monographs in English and French distinguish Capitalists in Spite of Themselves. Even historians well versed in the issues will find much food for thought in Lachmann's observations on such subjects as the establishment of nation-states, early modern social relations, or the limits of popular politics. What is more, his [Lachmann's] nuanced account succeeds well in balancing structural constraints, the impact of contingent events, and human agency ... this is an important book that deserves a wide readership as much for its own thesis as for its critical overview of a mass of secondary literature. * Journal of Modern History *More details
Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
line figures
Dimensions
Height: 235 mm
Width: 157 mm
Thickness: 24 mm
Weight
685 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-19-507568-7 (9780195075687)
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Capitalists in Spite of Themselves
Elite Conflict and European Transitions in Early Modern Europe
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Elite Conflict and European Transitions in Early Modern Europe
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Content
1: Something Happened
2: Feudal Dynamics
3: The Limits of Urban Capitalism
4: State Formation
5: A Dead End and a Detour: Spain and the Netherlands
6: Elite Defensiveness and the Transformation of Class Relations in Britain and France
7: Religions and Ideology
8: Conclusion
Notes
Bibliography
2: Feudal Dynamics
3: The Limits of Urban Capitalism
4: State Formation
5: A Dead End and a Detour: Spain and the Netherlands
6: Elite Defensiveness and the Transformation of Class Relations in Britain and France
7: Religions and Ideology
8: Conclusion
Notes
Bibliography