Caliban and the Witch - Red Start Selections
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Transition to Capitalism: Pessimism, European Expansion, and Primitive Accumulation
This chapter examines the transition to capitalism, exploring the challenges in the evolution from a feudal economy to a capitalist society. It discusses the pessimism of contemporary merchants and landowners, as well as the measures taken by European states to protect their interests. The chapter analyzes the global offensive launched by the European ruling class to appropriate new sources of wealth and expand economic basis through conquest, enslavement, and robbery.
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