The Rise of Capitalist Agriculture and Urban Proletarians

Exploring primitive accumulation, this chapter discusses the historical processes that led to the rise of capitalist agriculture and the creation of urban proletarians through land confiscation, transformation of feudal property, and emerging class dynamics. It elucidates the coercive role of the state in disciplining the dispossessed, the transition from a landed aristocracy to wealthy farmers, and the significance of commodification in agricultural labor and markets. Lastly, it examines the impact of industrialization, colonization, and strategic location selection on the growth of industrial capitalism.