The Politics of Capitalism
September 1, 1999
Ellen Meiksins Wood‘s most recent book is The Origin of Capitalism (New York: Monthly Review Press, 1999). Note: The following is based on a talk given in South Africa in… READ MORE
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Unhappy Families: Global Capitalism in a World of Nation-States
July 1, 1999
Ellen Meiksins Wood‘s most recent book is The Origin of Capitalism (NewYork: Monthly ReviewPress, 1999). The word “capitalism” is typically applied to a very wide and diverse range of cases—from… READ MORE
Kosovo and the New Imperialism
June 1, 1999
Ellen Meiksins Wood is one of the editors of Monthly Review. Her most recent book is The Origin of Capitalism (Monthly ReviewPress, 1999). Note: We have no way of knowing… READ MORE
Capitalist Change and Generational Shifts
October 1, 1998
Ellen Meiksins Wood is co-editor of Monthly Review. This article is a modified version of a paper written for the Conference on the 150th anniversary of the CommunistManifesto(Paris,May1998). � Change… READ MORE
The Agrarian Origins of Capitalism
July 1, 1998
Ellen Meiksins Wood is co-editor of Monthly Review. � One of the most well established conventions of Western culture is the association of capitalism with cities. Capitalism is supposed to… READ MORE
The Communist Manifesto After 150 Years
May 1, 1998
The Communist Manifesto is just that: a manifesto. It is not a long and comprehensive scholarly study but a public declaration of a political program, a short and dramatic statement… READ MORE
A Critique of Tabb on Globalization
November 1, 1997
Richard B. Du Boff is professor of economics at Bryn Mawr College; Edward S. Herman is professor emeritus of finance, Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania. In “Globalization Is An Issue…. READ MORE
A Note on Du Boff and Herman
November 1, 1997
Ellen Meiksins Wood is co-editor of Monthly Review. � I’m taking the liberty of appending this note because, though Du Boff and Herman’s article is directed mainly at Bill Tabb,… READ MORE
Labor, The State, and Class Struggle
July 1, 1997
Ellen Meiksins Wood is co-editor of Monthly Review. After a long period of sustained attack by governments of various stripes, a steady deterioration of working and living standards, and declines… READ MORE
Back to Marx
June 1, 1997
This paper was originally presented at the 1997 Socialist Scholars Conference. Let me start with a provocative claim, which is contrary to all the conventional wisdom. The claim I want… READ MORE