Brenner debate
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The Brenner debate is a major historiographical controversy in Marxist economic history over the origins and development of capitalism, sparked by Robert Brenner’s influential work on agrarian class structures in early modern Europe.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Brenner debate canonical | 1 |
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| instanceOf |
Marxist historical controversy
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debate in economic history ⓘ historiographical debate ⓘ |
| contrastsWith |
commercialization model of the rise of capitalism
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demographic models of economic development ⓘ world-systems theory explanations of capitalism ⓘ |
| emphasizes |
primacy of social-property relations
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role of class conflict in historical change ⓘ |
| field |
European social history
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Marxist economic history ⓘ agrarian history ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
English path to capitalism
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agrarian class structure ⓘ class struggle in the countryside ⓘ continental European agrarian structures ⓘ demographic explanations of economic change ⓘ enclosure in England ⓘ market-centered explanations of capitalism ⓘ peasant–landlord relations ⓘ regional differentiation within Europe ⓘ relations of production in agriculture ⓘ serfdom and its decline ⓘ |
| geographicFocus |
Central Europe
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Eastern Europe NERFINISHED ⓘ England NERFINISHED ⓘ France NERFINISHED ⓘ Western Europe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAspect |
comparative regional analysis
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interpretation of English enclosures ⓘ links between political and economic power ⓘ methodological individualism vs structural analysis ⓘ periodization of feudalism and capitalism ⓘ relationship between town and countryside ⓘ role of markets vs class relations ⓘ role of peasant agency ⓘ transition debates within Marxism ⓘ |
| hasKeyFigure |
Alex Callinicos
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Arnost Klima NERFINISHED ⓘ Benno Teschke NERFINISHED ⓘ Brennan Moore NERFINISHED ⓘ Charles Post NERFINISHED ⓘ Chris Wickham NERFINISHED ⓘ Colin Mooers NERFINISHED ⓘ Ellen Meiksins Wood NERFINISHED ⓘ Erik Olin Wright NERFINISHED ⓘ G. E. M. de Ste. Croix NERFINISHED ⓘ George Comninel NERFINISHED ⓘ Giovanni Arrighi NERFINISHED ⓘ Guy Bois NERFINISHED ⓘ Henry Heller NERFINISHED ⓘ Immanuel Wallerstein NERFINISHED ⓘ Jairus Banaji NERFINISHED ⓘ John Hatcher NERFINISHED ⓘ Maurice Dobb NERFINISHED ⓘ Michael Postan NERFINISHED ⓘ Paul M. Sweezy NERFINISHED ⓘ Paul Sweezy NERFINISHED ⓘ Perry Anderson NERFINISHED ⓘ Robert Albritton NERFINISHED ⓘ Robert Brenner NERFINISHED ⓘ Robert Brenner school ⓘ Rodney Hilton NERFINISHED ⓘ T. H. Aston NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasKeyWork |
Agrarian Class Structure and Economic Development in Pre-Industrial Europe
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Past and Present articles on agrarian class structure ⓘ The Brenner Debate: Agrarian Class Structure and Economic Development in Pre-Industrial Europe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPublicationForm |
edited volumes
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journal articles ⓘ monographs ⓘ |
| influenced |
Marxist theories of the state
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Political Marxism NERFINISHED ⓘ comparative studies of European feudalism ⓘ debates on uneven and combined development ⓘ historiography of early modern Europe ⓘ social-property relations approach ⓘ studies of English agrarian capitalism ⓘ studies of agrarian transitions in the Global South ⓘ theory of capitalist social relations ⓘ |
| influencedBy | Robert Brenner NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainTopic |
development of capitalism
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origins of capitalism ⓘ transition from feudalism to capitalism ⓘ |
| originatedIn |
1970s
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journal Past and Present ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Dobb–Sweezy debate
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agrarian capitalism ⓘ capitalist social relations ⓘ class struggle in rural society ⓘ enclosure movement ⓘ feudalism ⓘ neo-Smithian Marxism NERFINISHED ⓘ serfdom ⓘ transition debate in Marxism ⓘ world-systems theory ⓘ |
| timePeriodDiscussed |
early modern Europe
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late medieval Europe ⓘ |
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