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Ellen meiksins wood s reinterpretation of the history of political thought andrew nash. Ellen meiksins wood is professor emerita in the department of political science, york university. Improvement lead to new forms of more exclusive forms of property. Feb 10, 2016 the political theorist ellen meiksins wood, who has died aged 73, held that in its deepest sense, democracy means nothing more nor less than peoples power, or even the power of the common. Wood doesnt go into as much detail as id like, but she sketches some of the conditions that made england unique. Liberty and property a social history of western political thought from the renaissance to enlightenment by ellen meiksins wood and publisher verso books. In capitalism, ownership of property no longer implies public duties, as in previous modes of production. Larry patriquin is associate professor of social welfare and social development, nipissing university. Even when sharp distinctions are made among various national histories, there. Ellen meiksins wood is the author of a number of books, including the pristine culture of capitalism, peasantcitizen and slave, the origin of capitalism, empire of capital and the first of her multivolume social history of political thought, citizens to lords. From 1967 to 1996, she taught political science at glendon college, york university in toronto, ontario, canada. Give me liberty or give me death 1775 1 no man thinks more highly than i do of the patriotism, as well as abilities, of the very worthy gentlemen who have just addressed the house. A social history of western political thought from the renaissance to enlightenment.
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