Her parents were socialist refugees, members of the Jewish Labor Bund who came to the United States in 1941, after fleeing Latvia in the 1930s, … I Ellen Meiksins Wood FRSC (April 12, 1942 – January 14, 2016) was an … Wood, Ellen Meiksins Date. Ellen Meiksins Wood, who died on January 14, was coeditor of Monthly Review with Harry Magdoff and Paul M. Sweezy from 1997 to 2000, and a major contributor to historical materialist thought in the late twentieth and early twenty-first century. Ellen Meiksins Wood is co-editor of Monthly Review; author of many books, including The Pristine Culture of Capitalism (1991) and Democracy Against Capitalism (1995); and co-editor of In Defense of History (1995).. Neal Wood is Professor Emeritus of Political Science at York University. 1997 Media Format. You can write a book review and share your experiences. Printed text Location. Ellen Meiksins Wood is one of the few historians who could fit such a sophisticated argument about the origin of capitalism in fewer than 200 pages. Wood begins by criticizing what she terms the “commercialization model” that structures the vast majority of historical accounts of … See all books by Ellen Meiksins Wood. A trumpet of sedition : political theory and the rise of capitalism, 1509-1688 Creator. Books Hello, Sign in. The book was originally published in 1999 by Monthly Review Press, and then a revised edition was published in 2002 by Verso Books, with the subtitle "A Longer View". With Robert Brenner, Ellen Meiksins Wood articulated the foundations of Political Marxism, a strand of Marxist theory that places history at the centre of its analysis. Cart All. A reprint appeared in 2013 and again in 2017. Ellen Meiksins Wood A revolutionary approach to the history of political theory.In this groundbreaking work, Ellen Meiksins Wood lays out her innovative approach to the history of political theory and traces the development of the Western tradition from classical antiquity through the late Middle Ages. Product Details. Wood, Ellen Meiksins (1999) The Origin of Capitalism, Monthly Review Press, 1999. Category: Domestic Politics | European World History Paperback | $26.95 Published by Verso Nov 03, 2015 | 224 Pages | ISBN 9781784781026. Ellen Meiksins Wood, for many years Professor of Political Science at York University, Toronto, is the author of many books, including Democracy Against Capitalism and, with Verso, The Pristine Culture of Capitalism, The Origin of Capitalism, Peasant-Citizen and Slave, Citizens to Lords, Empire of Capital and Liberty and Property. Ellen Meiksins Wood, for many years Professor of Political Science at York University, Toronto, is the au-thor of many books, including The Pristine Culture of Capitalism, The Origin of Capitalism, Peasant–Citizen and Slave, Citizens to Lords, Empire of Capital and Liberty and Property. Wood, Ellen Meiksins. Other readers will always be interested in your opinion of the books you've read. Ellen Meiksins Wood has 30 books on Goodreads with 10437 ratings. Whether you've loved the book or not, if you give your honest and detailed thoughts then people will find new books that are right for them. Ellen Meiksins Wood, for many years Professor of Political Science at York University, Toronto, is the author of many books, including Democracy Against Capitalism and, with Verso, The Pristine Culture of Capitalism, The Origin of Capitalism, Peasant-Citizen and Slave, Citizens to Lords, Empire of Capital and Liberty and Property. ISBN 1-58367-000-9, 120 pp. Ellen Meiksins Wood’s most popular book is The Communist Manifesto. See all books by Ellen Meiksins Wood. Also by Ellen Meiksins Wood. Account & Lists Account Returns & Orders.