{"product_id":"the-transition-from-feudalism-to-capitalism-paperback","title":"The Transition from Feudalism to Capitalism - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eGeorges Lefebvre\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eRodney Hilton\u003c\/b\u003e (Introduction by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe debate on the transition from feudalism to capitalism, originally published in \u003ci\u003eScience and Society\u003c\/i\u003e in the early 1950s, is one of the most famous episodes in the development of Marxist historiography since the war. It ranged such distinguished contributors as Maurice Dobb, Paul Sweezy, Kohachiro Takahashi and Christopher Hill against each other in a common, critical discussion. Verso has now published the complete texts of the original debate, to which subsequent discussion has returned again and again, together with significant new materials produced by historians since then. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThese include articles on the same themes by such French and Italian historians as Georges Lefebvre and Giuliano Procacci. What was the role of trade in the Dark Ages? How did feudal rents evolve during the Middle Ages? Where should the economic origins of mediaeval towns be sought? Why did serfdom eventually disappear in Western Europe? What was the exact relationship between city and countryside in the transition from feudalism to capitalism? How should the importance of overseas expansion be assessed for the 'primitive accumulation of capital' in Europe? When should the first bourgeois revolutions be dated, and which social classes participated in them? All these, and many other vital questions for every student of mediaeval and modern history, are widely and freely explored. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Finally, for the new Verso edition, Rodney Hilton, author of \u003ci\u003eBond Men Made Free\u003c\/i\u003e, has written a special introductory essay, reconsidering and summarising relevant scholarship in the two decades since the publication of the original discussion. The result is a book that will be essential for history courses, and fascinating for the general reader.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRodney Hilton \u003c\/b\u003e(1916-2002) was for many years Professor of Medieval Social History at Birmingham University. His books include such classics as \u003ci\u003eBond Men Made Free\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eEnglish Peasantry in the Middle Ages\u003c\/i\u003e, and a bestselling collection which he edited for Verso, \u003ci\u003eThe Transition from Feudalism to Capitalism\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 196\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.45 x 8 x 5.25 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 18, 2011\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51978462429485,"sku":"9780860917014","price":27.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/3185\/6429\/files\/TlB2RWxjeG80NGhlU1FlMzVDczhnQT09.webp?v=1775805302","url":"https:\/\/ishookbooks.com\/products\/the-transition-from-feudalism-to-capitalism-paperback","provider":"iShook Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}