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Capital Volume II: Class 10

Post author By Lenidzky
Post date June 26, 2021
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Readings: Capital II, ch. 18, 19, 20 (sections 1-5) Part Three of Volume II develops in greater detail the concept of reproduction, originally introduced in Volume I. In my notes on Volume I, I wrote that reproduction refers to how the capitalist system is sustained. In this section of Volume II, Marx delves into exactly […]

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Marx's Capital

Capital Volume I: Class 12

Post author By Lenidzky
Post date December 27, 2020
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The section on so-called primitive accumulation (I do not know why it is “so-called”) is Marx’s most historical exposition in Volume I. It traces the period from approximately the 16th century to the early 19th century, which encapsulates the emergence of capitalism in England. As usual, Marx’s history is polemical—his primary focus is to smash […]

Tags enclosure of the commons, feudalism, imperialism, primitive accumulation