The early postwar years, 1949-1952 -- The Cold War years to 1956 -- A New Left critique -- The search for a method -- The magnum opus and the Cuban Revolution -- The Kennedy years: civilian government spending -- Inflation, imperialism, and the Cuban Missile Crisis -- Here is Rhodes; jump here!...

In the light of the deepening crisis of capitalism and continued non-Western capitalist accumulation, Henry Heller re-examines the debates surrounding the transition from feudalism to capitalism in Europe and elsewhere. Focusing on arguments about the origin, nature and sustainability of...