The debate really concerns the 20th/21st centuries -- it revolves around one's conception of the nature of capitalism. Why, under capitalism but no other social arrangements does the "reserve army of labor" become essential to maintenance of social order. After all, the anatomy of the ape offers no clue to the anatomy of homo sapiens.
Here's a farmer that hanged himself on the expectation of plenty Carrol -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Charlie Sent: Wednesday, January 27, 2016 12:23 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [Pen-l] Town and Tawney | Louis Proyect: The Unrepentant This is a complete muddle. If you want to know how England went from feudalism to capitalism, you study the disintegration of feudalism and its causes, which occurred before the sixteenth century. Confused discussion of the latter, including the quotation from Saint E. Mandel and the mischaracterization of Maurice Dobb, is no substitute. _______________________________________________ pen-l mailing list [email protected] https://lists.csuchico.edu/mailman/listinfo/pen-l _______________________________________________ pen-l mailing list [email protected] https://lists.csuchico.edu/mailman/listinfo/pen-l
