Book ID: CBB955288118

Subsistence under Capitalism: Historical and Contemporary Perspectives (2016)

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Murton, James (Editor)
Bavington, Dean (Editor)
Dokis, Carly (Editor)


McGill-Queen's University Press


Publication Date: 2016
Edition Details: Book Series: McGill-Queen's rural, wildland, and resource studies series
Physical Details: xiv + 391 pp., figures, table, notes, index
Language: English

The complex relationship between subsistence practices and formal markets should be a growing matter of concern for those uneasy with the stark contrast between commercial and local food systems, especially since self-provisioning has never been limited to the margins. In fact, subsistence occupies a central space in local and global economies and networks. Bringing together essays from diverse disciplines to reflect on the meaning of subsistence in theory and in practice, in historical and contemporary contexts, in Canada and beyond, Subsistence under Capitalism offers a collective study on the ways in which local food systems have been repeatedly shoved into the shadows by the drive to establish and expand capitalist markets. Considering fishing, farming, and other forms of subsistence provisioning, the essays in this volume document the persistence of these practices despite capitalist government policies that actively seek to subsume them. Presenting viable alternatives to capitalist production and exchange, the contributors explain the critical interplay between politics, local provisioning, and the ultimate survival of society. Illuminating new kinds of engagements with nature and community, Subsistence under Capitalism looks behind the scenes of subsistence food provisioning to challenge the dominant economic thought of the modern world. Worldcat)

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Authors & Contributors
Bishara, Fahad Ahmad
Zach Sell
Christine Strotmann
Amaeshi, Kenneth
Vause, Erika
Iversen, Torben
Concepts
Economic history
Capitalism
Business history
Economics
Slavery
Finance
Time Periods
19th century
20th century
21st century
Modern
Medieval
18th century
Places
United States
Europe
Canada
Great Britain
Southern states (U.S.)
Delaware (U.S.)
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