Table Of ContentPaulS weezy
MauricDeo bb
KohachiTraok ahashi
RodneHyi lton
ChristopHhielrl
GeorgeLse febvre
GiuliaPnroo cacci
EriHco bsbawm
JohnM errington
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Contents
RodneHyi lton Introduction 9
TheD ebatoen t heT ransition 31
PaulS weezy A Critique 33
MauricDeo bb A Reply 57
KohachiTraok ahashAi Contributtioto hne
Discussion 68
MauricDeo bb A Further Comment 98
PaulS weezy A Rejoinder 102
RodneHyi lton A Comment 109
ChristopHhielrl A Comment II8
GeorgeLse febvre SomeO bservations 122
GiuliaPnroo cacci A Surveoyf t heD ebate 128
FurthMeart erials 143
RodneHyi lton Capital-iWshma t'isn a
Name? 145
EriHco bsbawm FromF eudalitsomC apitalil5 s9 m
MauricDeo bb FromF eudalitsomC apital1i6s5m
JohnM errington Towna ndC ountriynt lae
TransittiooC na pitahsm 179
BibliographNioctael
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Swee'zAyC ,r iuteia'qn,dM auriDocbeb ',AR epliynS' c,i eanncde
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Spri1n9g5,R odnHeiyl t'oAnC ,o mmenatn'dC, h ristHoiplhle,r
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'AC ommeinnStc 'i,ae nnScdoe c iFeatl1yl9,,5 G eorges Lefebvre, 'Some
3;
Obsernvsai'tn,Li aoP ensFtfeeb,r u1a59r6yG;,i uliParnooc a'cAc i,
Survoefty hD ee baitnSeo 'c,iX eI,t1 a595, R ;o dney 'HaCiplittoanl,i sm
Whati'naNs a m?e'i,Pna asntPd r etsF,ee nbru1a92r5Ey; r, Hi ocb sbawm,
'FroFme udatloiC samp itailnMi asrmx'i,Ts omyd ,aA ugu1s69t2, ;
MaurDiocbeb ',F roFme udatloiC sampa iltisimnM' a,r xiTsomyd ,a
Septem1b69e2;Jr o,h Mne rrin'gTtoowannn,C d o unitntr hyTe r ansi
tiotnoC apliitsaimnN' e,1 Lvef tR eviNeow9., 3 S,e ptember-October,
1795.
BiographiNcoatle
PauSlw eeizEsy d itoofMr o ntRhelyv ;iMe awurDiocbeib as F elloofw
TrinCiotlyl Uengiev,e orfsC iatmyb r;iK dogheachTiarkoa hiass hi
ProfesosfHo irs tUonriyv,e orfTs oikt;yyR o odnHeiyl tiPosrn o fessor
ofH istUonriyv,e orfsB iitrym ianm;gC hhristHoiplihlsMe ars toefr
Balliola nCPdor lolfeeogsfHes i osrt Uonriyv,e orfOs xifotr;yGd eorges
LefebwvarPser ofesosfHo irs taottr hyUe n iveorfPs airt;Giy is uliano
ProciascPc reios fsoofHr i stUonriyv,e orfsF iltoyr; eE nrciHeco bs
bawmi sP rofessHoirs taootrBf yi rkbCeoclkl eUgnei,v eorsfi ty
Lond;oJ nohMne rringLteocnt uiirnHse i rs tMoirdyd,l Peosleyx
technic.
Introduction
RodneyH ilton
MaurDiocbeb S'tsu diinte hsDe e vpemleoonftC apitiaswlm apsu blished
in1 94K6a.rP lo lawnhyori e,v ieiwvtee drc yr itiinct ah]leol uylrn oaf
EconoHmitsiocry1 ,9 4n8e,v ertdheeslcerisiitsbnt ehfodel l6wtienrgm s:
'as cholaanrodlr yi gvionlaulom net he doefcfe luidnaelo insm me,r
cantitlhiiesn md,iu asrlte rvolutitohnnei naentdec eennttuhr y, the
perbieotdw eetnw wota hriesen ,ff etchtwe h ohlies toofwr eys tcearpni
talsihsomor ftt h Mea rsPhla.alP'nlo lanyi tthhDaotou bhgbah dt re
taifnreodMm a rwxh awta sb a(dt h!ea botuhte oorfvy a luweh)i lst
discawrhdaihtneP g,o lanyi,w atMsha orux'gu'fhnstd ameinntsailg ht
inttohhe i stolriimciantlaeltdyuo rfme a rkoertg ainnoi.sU'an tfotrun
atePloyl,a nryeiv'iwsea nws o lto ng etnodo euvgehtl hoiipns t eresting
critibcuiitits n md,i coantt herede ,v iepwaerarts ',es r iaotutsit tou de
thper obloefaMm asr xainsatlo yffsue idsa laisasm mo doefp roduction
(whiMcahr hxi mshealndf o sty esmtatiucnadlelryt aankdoe ftn h)e
transfriotmfei uodna ltiocs amp it(aalbiowsuhmti M cahr x necessarily
said tmhoorueng,ohe t n ough).
R.H .T awnelyo'nrsge view oaftr htbeio colikent hEec onomic
HitsoRrye v,ii en11 9v showleidti tnlteei rne tsththe eo rpertoibclaelm s
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ofa M arxaipsptr oHaocwhe.v ietr ,aw papsr optrhiaaalt te en gthy,
apprecyieacttr iivtreie,cv aisleh,wo ublewd r itbtyte hnoe n Ber itish
histoorfhi iagcnha liwbhrohe a ndo otn lmya dteh weh opleer ioofd
th'et ranasl ieittfiiomnse't' usd y obnoa rsiegdri ensaelab ruhctah d,
actuaaclklnyo wltehdrege eadlo fic tayp itaasald iissmte icnocnto mic
ansdo coiradl-e trh aitast imweh eenc onomhiissttsoa,rn ipdao nlsi
ticwiearntesr ytionp gr etenidht a tndhe avetex ri sMtaendoy.fT aw
neyc'rsi tiacrioesf gm rse parta ctiinctaetlrot e hsheti stoorfti haen
l6 tha ndq th cenatnuhdra ivteeobs et akseenr ioHuoswleyva.e�l r ,
though Taiwntn hereye vsitaehiw'ad tt ch oem binoafht iisotwnoi hrt y
theioosrny oe ft hmee roiftt hsbe o ohke' ndoitd arnaoyift s hege e neral
theorpertoibclawelhm iscP ho lahniynita etad,n dw hichha vael so
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exerciMsaerdx issttu denotfDs o bb'wso rkA.l lt hes ameT,a wneya,n d
presumabtlhyee ditoorft heE conoHmisitcoR reyv itehwou,g hwti,t h
Polanytih,a at scholaarnldyo riginvaoll umeo n a subjeocfts uch
importajnucset iafis eydm patheetviecni, fs ometimseesv erceo,n sidera
tion.
Unfortunattheilisyn terweasstn ots harebdy thee ditoorfss ome
othehri storjiocuarln anlesa retrot hec entorfew hato nem ighcta ltlh e
Briti'shhi storeisctaalb lishtmheanntt h'e E conoHmiisctR oervyiw eas1 v
thenT.h erew asn o revieiwn t heE nglHiistsho riRceavlis euwpp,o sed
shrinoefh ighs cholarsnhoirpi ,nH itsOI)t'hr,o ugwhh osep agetsh e
messagoeft hahti ghs cholarisshc iopn veyteodh istosrcyh oolteachers
ando theorust sitdheec ircolfpe r ofessiroensaela rchNeorrws e.r et here
reviewisn t hep rincijpoaulr naolfse conomitch eorsyu,c ha st he
EconoJmoiucra nndaE lc onco.am i
Ther easofnosrt heg enernaelg leocftD obb'bso oka refa irloyb vious.
Britiascha demhiics toridoan nost l ikMea rxisImn.a nyc aset,h ed ecade
aftetrh ee ndo ft hew arw ash ardlpyr opitifooru tsh eu nprejudiced
discussoifoa n M arxisitn terpretoaftc iaopni talTihsims.i sn ott he
wholset oroyf,c oursweh,i chha st oh avea ddetdo i tt hes uspicinoont,
onlyo ft heorayn da bstraccotn cepbtust,e veno fg eneraliisnitnegr
pretatiwohnisc mha yh aver elatilvietlttylh ee orayb outth ems,u cha s
theW higi nterpretoafth iiosnt orWyh.a ti sp referriendt heB ritish
academtirca ditiaota nn,y rastien cteh ee ndo ft he1 9tche nturiys,
exacatn dd etaislcehdo larsdhiirpe ctteodw ardtsh e amasosfiv negr ifi
abldea taT.h et rainoinftg h eh istordioaenns o tl iien t hed iscussoifo n
hypothesbeys w hichs ignifichainstt oridceavle lopmecnatnsb ee x
plainesdt,il lels isn t hea ttemtpotp enetrtaott eh ee ssenocre' prime
movero'f s ocio-polfiotrimcaatli oIntis si. n s,u pposedrleym,o vinagl l
elemenotfss ubjectifvriotmty h es tudoyf a s equenocfee ventosv etrh e
shortte rmo,r i ni dentiftyhiencg o nstituetlievmee nitnst hem ajor
(usualtlhyer ulinign)s tituotfis oonc ietTyh.i si sd oneb y recourse
wherevepro ssibtloe s upposed'loyb jectaidvmei'n istrarteicvoer d
sourceasn,db yc ritiacsasle ssmoefnc th ronicnlaersr,a tiovrle est ters,
1
whicahr ed eemeldi abtloet her isokf h umanb ias.
Thist ypeo fh istorisccahlo larsihsni opt ,o fc ourseex,c lusively
'I nteresatsisnegs smeonftt hse n aturoefm oderhni storwirciatli anrget ob ef ounidn
Idoeloigyn StohceSi caile endc.Re osb,i nB lackbuLronn,d on1,7 9zT.h eya re' Histotrhye:
poverotfye mpiricibsyGm a'r etSht edmaJno neasn d' KarMla rx'cso ntributhiiosnt otroi o
graphbyy'E .J .H obsbawmJ.o nesso mewhaotv er-estitmhaert eevso lutiocnhaarrya cter
oft heA 1111saclheooswl h,i chh,o weveirn novatiisvb eyn, o m eanMsa rxist.
