Uniform Title Capitalism (Bloomsbury Academic) Title Capitalism : the reemergence of a historical concept / edited by Jürgen Kocka and Marcel van der Linden

Published London ; New York : Bloomsbury Academic, 2016

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Description 1 online resource (x, 281 pages) Series Online access with DDA: Askews (Economics) Contents Cover page ; Halftitle page ; Title page ; Copyright page ; Dedication ; Contents; Notes on Contributors; 1 Introduction; Notes; Part One Aspects and Dimensions; 2 Economic and Financial Crises; Economic and financial crises since the mid-nineteenth century; The historiography of economic and financial crises; Crises and capitalism; Notes; 3 Work and Labor Relations; The classical interpretation of capitalism with regard to work and labor, shared by liberal, conservative, and Marxist authors; Re-definitions of capitalism with regard to work and labor Approaches and scientific networks of re-defining capitalism and laborLabor relations between regulation, remuneration, coercion, and independence; From a sequence of stages to synchronicity; The transfer of values from labor to capital; Wage labor and capitalism: A privileged relationship?; Capturing the value; In search of the "historical subject"; Notes; 4 The Crisis of Hyper-Consumerism: Capitalism's Latest Forward Lurch; Introduction; How do consumers and consumption fit into the history of capitalism?; How hyper-consumerism contributes to understanding the history of the present The rise and crisis of Europe's mass-middle consumer regime"Made in Italy" as European bellwether; The euro-moment; Scenes from the future; Notes; 5 Is There a Return of Capitalism in Business History?; The zigzags of business history about capitalism; The lights of business history on capitalism; What would change in the field of business history if the concept of capitalism was used more intensively?; Conclusion; Notes; 6 Finance Capitalism; The trajectory of terms; Historical origins; Credit creation; The reinvention of finance and globalization; Notes 7 Capitalism and Labor in Sub-Saharan Africa1Africanist historiography and the concept of capitalism; Africa in a capitalist world; Colonialism and forms of labor; Decolonization and the "labor question"; Conclusion; Notes; 8 Capitalism as an Essential Concept to Understand Modernity; Notes; Part Two Comments and Conclusions; 9 The Return of Capitalism as a Concept; 1. Complexities of "capitalism"; 2. Distinguishing the histories of markets and capitalism; 3. Paid and unpaid work; 4. While "capitalism" was out of fashion, relevant work continued 5. Present concerns and the agenda for the study of capitalismConclusion; Notes; 10 The New History of Capitalism; Notes; 11 Final Thoughts; Definitions; Periods and types; Patterns and trends; Conclusion; Notes; Selected Bibliography; Index Summary "Capitalism has been a controversial concept. In the second half of the 20th century, many historians have either not used the concept at all, or only in passing. Many regarded the term as too broad, holistic and vague or too value-loaded, ideological and polemic. This volume brings together leading scholars to explore why the term has recently experienced a comeback and assess how useful the term can be in application to social and economic history. The contributors discuss whether and how the history of capitalism enables us to ask new questions, further explore unexhausted sources and discover new connections between previously unrelated phenomena. The chapters address case studies drawn from around the world, giving attention to Europe, Asia, Africa and beyond. This is a timely reassessment of a crucial concept, which will be of great interest to scholars and students of economic history."-- Provided by publisher "Leading scholars explore the resurgence of interest in the term capitalism and debates the term's usefulness and its limits in social and economic history"-- Provided by publisher Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index Notes Online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on August 16, 2016) Subject Capitalism -- History Modern history to 20th century: c 1700 to c 1900. Economic history. General & world history. HISTORY -- World. BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Economic History. HISTORY -- Modern -- General. BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Economics -- General. BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Reference. Capitalism Genre/Form History Form Electronic book Author Kocka, Jürgen, editor Linden, Marcel van der, 1952- editor. LC no. 2016013243 ISBN 9781474271066 1474271065 1474271049 9781474271042 9781474271073 1474271073

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