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Europe and the people without history

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University of California Press, 1982 - 503 pages
Contents - Preface (1997); Preface (1982) - Part One - Connections - Introduction; The World in 1400; Modes of Production; Europe, Prelude to Expansion - Part Two - In Search of Wealth; Iberians in America; The Fur Trade; Trade and Conquest in the Orient - Part Three - Capitalism - Industrial Revolution; Crisis and Differentiation in Capitalism; The Movement of Commodities; The New Laborers - Afterword; Bibliographic Notes; Bibliography; Index.
  

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Review: Europe and the People Without History: With a New Preface

User Review  - Hadrian - Goodreads

This is a very broad yet detailed look at the history of the past five centuries, and the economic/materialist causes thereof. It combines anthropology with history, closely tying together societal ... Read full review

Review: Europe and the People Without History: With a New Preface

User Review  - Lisa Aldridge - Goodreads

This is one of my favorite books in my library. I appreciate Eric Wolf's research and insights into this topic. because it provides a new perspective, a new way to look at history, people, and cultures, it gives us a new history. Read full review

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Contents

Introduction
3
The World in 1400
24
Modes of Production
73
Europe Prelude to Expansion
101
Part Two In Search of Wealth
127
Industrial Revolution
267
Crisis and Differentiation in Capitalism
296
The Movement of Commodities
310
The New Laborers
354
Afterword
385
Bibliographic Notes
393
Bibliography
427
Index
473
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Eric R. Wolf (1923-1999) was Distinguished Professor of Anthropology Emeritus, Herbert H. Lehman College and the Graduate School of the City University of New York.

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