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The Formative Period of American Capitalism: A Materialist Interpretation , Daniel Gaido, London: Routledge, 2006

The Formative Period of American Capitalism: A Materialist Interpretation , Daniel Gaido, London:... Abstract Daniel Gaido’s The Formative Period of American Capitalism provides a thorough accounting of classical Marxist writing on the history of US capitalism. He combines insights from the classical Marxist and US Trotskyist traditions with an engagement with a selection of recent historical research to produce a provocative interpretation of the origins and rise of capitalism in the US. However, his failure to critically interrogate the classical Marxist and US Trotskyist traditions on the US or engage with the growing historical research on the origins and trajectory of US capitalism weakens his contribution. http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Historical Materialism Brill

The Formative Period of American Capitalism: A Materialist Interpretation , Daniel Gaido, London: Routledge, 2006

Historical Materialism , Volume 21 (2): 191 – Jan 1, 2013

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Brill
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© Koninklijke Brill NV, Leiden, The Netherlands
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Review Articles
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1465-4466
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1569-206X
DOI
10.1163/1569206X-12341292
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Abstract

Abstract Daniel Gaido’s The Formative Period of American Capitalism provides a thorough accounting of classical Marxist writing on the history of US capitalism. He combines insights from the classical Marxist and US Trotskyist traditions with an engagement with a selection of recent historical research to produce a provocative interpretation of the origins and rise of capitalism in the US. However, his failure to critically interrogate the classical Marxist and US Trotskyist traditions on the US or engage with the growing historical research on the origins and trajectory of US capitalism weakens his contribution.

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Historical MaterialismBrill

Published: Jan 1, 2013

Keywords: United States; plantation slavery; origins of capitalism

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