Monthly Archives: June 2011

The Agrarian Question

Kautsky, Karl. 1988. The Agrarian Question, Vol I. London: Zwan Publications. Karl Kautsky’s classic The Agrarian Question explores the impact of capitalism on agrarian society, role of agriculture in the course of capitalist development, and the political role (or lack … Continue reading

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The Development of Capitalism in Russia

Lenin, V.I. 1977. The Development of Capitalism in Russia. Moscow: Progress Publishers. [Ch. 1-4] The progression of these four chapters is as follows: first, Lenin reviews some theoretical issues of political economy around the development of a home market in … Continue reading

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The Trinity Formula

Marx, Karl. 1967. Capital, Vol. III. New York: International Publishers. [Ch. 48] The chapter is simply titled, “The Trinity Formula.” I was interested in this chapter from Volume III of Capital for two reasons. The first reason is its importance … Continue reading

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Smith & Ricardo: Political Economy and Rent

Smith, Adam. 1987. The Wealth of Nations. New York: Penguin Classics. [Book I] Ricardo, David. 1971. “On Rent.” in Principles of Political Economy and Taxation. Harmondsworth: Penguin. Foley, Duncan K. 2006. Adam’s Fallacy: A Guide to Economic Theology. Cambridge: Harvard … Continue reading

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Turning a Page

It’s been a busy week or two here at Territorial Masquerades. First, we got a nice shout-out from Stuart Elden over at Progressive Geographies. Second, Jester has been busy consorting with a group of quintessential trickster “geographers.” The only report … Continue reading

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