books.google.co.uk - In this original and provocative book Ellen Meiksins Wood reminds us that capitalism is not a natural and inevitable consequence of human nature, nor is it simply an extension of age-old practices of trade and commerce. Rather, it is a late and localized product of very specific historical conditions,...http://books.google.co.uk/books/about/The_Origin_of_Capitalism.html?id=FZPyKjVguVoC&q=coercion&utm_source=gb-gplus-shareThe Origin of Capitalism
