PaulS weezy MauricDeo bb KohachiTraok ahashi RodneHyi lton ChristopHhielrl GeorgeLse febvre GiuliaPnroo cacci EriHco bsbawm JohnM errington Verso TheT ransitfiroonm FeudalitsomC a italism p Introdbyu RcotdinHoeyin l ton VerEsdoi t1i9o7n8, NLB1,9 76 © Verso, LondWo n 7C arliSstlree et, l PrinbtyUe ndw iBnr othLeirmsi ted, TheG reshParme OslsdW, o kinSgu,r rey ISB8N6 079011· o Contents RodneHyi lton Introduction 9 TheD ebatoen t heT ransition 31 PaulS weezy A Critique 33 MauricDeo bb A Reply 57 KohachiTraok ahashAi Contributtioto hne Discussion 68 MauricDeo bb A Further Comment 98 PaulS weezy A Rejoinder 102 RodneHyi lton A Comment 109 ChristopHhielrl A Comment II8 GeorgeLse febvre SomeO bservations 122 GiuliaPnroo cacci A Surveoyf t heD ebate 128 FurthMeart erials 143 RodneHyi lton Capital-iWshma t'isn a Name? 145 EriHco bsbawm FromF eudalitsomC apitalil5 s9 m MauricDeo bb FromF eudalitsomC apital1i6s5m JohnM errington Towna ndC ountriynt lae TransittiooC na pitahsm 179 BibliographNioctael Thee ssianyt shvi osl uwmeerf ei rpsutb liisnth heedjsu oenr a:lP saul Swee'zAyC ,r iuteia'qn,dM auriDocbeb ',AR epliynS' c,i eanncde SoectyiS,p ri1n9g5,K 0o;h achiro 'TAaC koanhtarsihtbiout, th ieo n DiscusisnSi coinea'nnSc,doe ct iyFe,a l9l 2,5M; a uircDeo b'b,AF urther l Commenatn'dP, a uSlw ee'zAyR, e joinidnSe cri'ea,nn cdSe o ciety, Spri1n9g5,R odnHeiyl t'oAnC ,o mmenatn'dC, h ristHoiplhle,r 3; 'AC ommeinnStc 'i,ae nnScdoe c iFeatl1yl9,,5 G eorges Lefebvre, 'Some 3; Obsernvsai'tn,Li aoP ensFtfeeb,r u1a59r6yG;,i uliParnooc a'cAc i, Survoefty hD ee baitnSeo 'c,iX eI,t1 a595, R ;o dney 'HaCiplittoanl,i sm­ Whati'naNs a m?e'i,Pna asntPd r etsF,ee nbru1a92r5Ey; r, Hi ocb sbawm, 'FroFme udatloiC samp itailnMi asrmx'i,Ts omyd ,aA ugu1s69t2, ; MaurDiocbeb ',F roFme udatloiC sampa iltisimnM' a,r xiTsomyd ,a Septem1b69e2;Jr o,h Mne rrin'gTtoowannn,C d o unitntr hyTe r ansi­ tiotnoC apliitsaimnN' e,1 Lvef tR eviNeow9., 3 S,e ptember-October, 1795. BiographiNcoatle PauSlw eeizEsy d itoofMr o ntRhelyv ;iMe awurDiocbeib as F elloofw TrinCiotlyl Uengiev,e orfsC iatmyb r;iK dogheachTiarkoa hiass hi ProfesosfHo irs tUonriyv,e orfTs oikt;yyR o odnHeiyl tiPosrn o fessor ofH istUonriyv,e orfsB iitrym ianm;gC hhristHoiplihlsMe ars toefr Balliola nCPdor lolfeeogsfHes i osrt Uonriyv,e orfOs xifotr;yGd eorges LefebwvarPser ofesosfHo irs taottr hyUe n iveorfPs airt;Giy is uliano ProciascPc reios fsoofHr i stUonriyv,e orfsF iltoyr; eE nrciHeco bs­ bawmi sP rofessHoirs taootrBf yi rkbCeoclkl eUgnei,v eorsfi ty Lond;oJ nohMne rringLteocnt uiirnHse i rs tMoirdyd,l Peosleyx­ technic. Introduction RodneyH ilton MaurDiocbeb S'tsu diinte hsDe e vpemleoonftC apitiaswlm apsu blished in1 94K6a.rP lo lawnhyori e,v ieiwvtee drc yr itiinct ah]leol uylrn oaf EconoHmitsiocry1 ,9 4n8e,v ertdheeslcerisiitsbnt ehfodel l6wtienrgm s: 'as cholaanrodlr yi gvionlaulom net he doefcfe luidnaelo insm me,r ­ cantitlhiiesn md,iu asrlte rvolutitohnnei naentdec eennttuhr y, the perbieotdw eetnw wota hriesen ,ff etchtwe h ohlies toofwr eys tcearpni ­ talsihsomor ftt h Mea rsPhla.alP'nlo lanyi tthhDaotou bhgbah dt re­ taifnreodMm a rwxh awta sb a(dt h!ea botuhte oorfvy a luweh)i lst discawrhdaihtneP g,o lanyi,w atMsha orux'gu'fhnstd ameinntsailg ht inttohhe i stolriimciantlaeltdyuo rfme a rkoertg ainnoi.sU'an tfotrun­ atePloyl,a nryeiv'iwsea nws o lto ng etnodo euvgehtl hoiipns t eresting critibcuiitits n md,i coantt herede ,v iepwaerarts ',es r iaotutsit tou de thper obloefaMm asr xainsatlo yffsue idsa laisasm mo doefp roduction (whiMcahr hxi mshealndf o sty esmtatiucnadlelryt aankdoe ftn h)e transfriotmfei uodna ltiocs amp it(aalbiowsuhmti M cahr x necessarily said tmhoorueng,ohe t n ough). R.H .T awnelyo'nrsge view oaftr htbeio colikent hEec onomic HitsoRrye v,ii en11 9v showleidti tnlteei rne tsththe eo rpertoibclaelm s 5o , ofa M arxaipsptr oHaocwhe.v ietr ,aw papsr optrhiaaalt te en gthy, apprecyieacttr iivtreie,cv aisleh,wo ublewd r itbtyte hnoe n Ber itish histoorfhi iagcnha liwbhrohe a ndo otn lmya dteh weh opleer ioofd th'et ranasl ieittfiiomnse't' usd y obnoa rsiegdri ensaelab ruhctah d, actuaaclklnyo wltehdrege eadlo fic tayp itaasald iissmte icnocnto mic ansdo coiradl-e trh aitast imweh eenc onomhiissttsoa,rn ipdao nlsi ­ ticwiearntesr ytionp gr etenidht a tndhe avetex ri sMtaendoy.fT aw­ neyc'rsi tiacrioesf gm rse parta ctiinctaetlrot e hsheti stoorfti haen l6 tha ndq th cenatnuhdra ivteeobs et akseenr ioHuoswleyva.e�l r , though Taiwntn hereye vsitaehiw'ad tt ch oem binoafht iisotwnoi hrt y theioosrny oe ft hmee roiftt hsbe o ohke' ndoitd arnaoyift s hege e neral theorpertoibclawelhm iscP ho lahniynita etad,n dw hichha vael so 9 JO exerciMsaerdx issttu denotfDs o bb'wso rkA.l lt hes ameT,a wneya,n d presumabtlhyee ditoorft heE conoHmisitcoR reyv itehwou,g hwti,t h Polanytih,a at scholaarnldyo riginvaoll umeo n a subjeocfts uch importajnucset iafis eydm patheetviecni, fs ometimseesv erceo,n sidera­ tion. Unfortunattheilisyn terweasstn ots harebdy thee ditoorfss ome othehri storjiocuarln anlesa retrot hec entorfew hato nem ighcta ltlh e Briti'shhi storeisctaalb lishtmheanntt h'e E conoHmiisctR oervyiw eas1 v thenT.h erew asn o revieiwn t heE nglHiistsho riRceavlis euwpp,o sed shrinoefh ighs cholarsnhoirpi ,nH itsOI)t'hr,o ugwhh osep agetsh e messagoeft hahti ghs cholarisshc iopn veyteodh istosrcyh oolteachers ando theorust sitdheec ircolfpe r ofessiroensaela rchNeorrws e.r et here reviewisn t hep rincijpoaulr naolfse conomitch eorsyu,c ha st he EconoJmoiucra nndaE lc onco.am i Ther easofnosrt heg enernaelg leocftD obb'bso oka refa irloyb vious. Britiascha demhiics toridoan nost l ikMea rxisImn.a nyc aset,h ed ecade aftetrh ee ndo ft hew arw ash ardlpyr opitifooru tsh eu nprejudiced discussoifoa n M arxisitn terpretoaftc iaopni talTihsims.i sn ott he wholset oroyf,c oursweh,i chha st oh avea ddetdo i tt hes uspicinoont, onlyo ft heorayn da bstraccotn cepbtust,e veno fg eneraliisnitnegr ­ pretatiwohnisc mha yh aver elatilvietlttylh ee orayb outth ems,u cha s theW higi nterpretoafth iiosnt orWyh.a ti sp referriendt heB ritish academtirca ditiaota nn,y rastien cteh ee ndo ft he1 9tche nturiys, exacatn dd etaislcehdo larsdhiirpe ctteodw ardtsh e amasosfiv negr ifi­ abldea taT.h et rainoinftg h eh istordioaenns o tl iien t hed iscussoifo n hypothesbeys w hichs ignifichainstt oridceavle lopmecnatnsb ee x­ plainesdt,il lels isn t hea ttemtpotp enetrtaott eh ee ssenocre' prime movero'f s ocio-polfiotrimcaatli oIntis si. n s,u pposedrleym,o vinagl l elemenotfss ubjectifvriotmty h es tudoyf a s equenocfee ventosv etrh e shortte rmo,r i ni dentiftyhiencg o nstituetlievmee nitnst hem ajor (usualtlhyer ulinign)s tituotfis oonc ietTyh.i si sd oneb y recourse wherevepro ssibtloe s upposed'loyb jectaidvmei'n istrarteicvoer d sourceasn,db yc ritiacsasle ssmoefnc th ronicnlaersr,a tiovrle est ters, 1 whicahr ed eemeldi abtloet her isokf h umanb ias. Thist ypeo fh istorisccahlo larsihsni opt ,o fc ourseex,c lusively 'I nteresatsisnegs smeonftt hse n aturoefm oderhni storwirciatli anrget ob ef ounidn Idoeloigyn StohceSi caile endc.Re osb,i nB lackbuLronn,d on1,7 9zT.h eya re' Histotrhye: poverotfye mpiricibsyGm a'r etSht edmaJno neasn d' KarMla rx'cso ntributhiiosnt otroi o­ graphbyy'E .J .H obsbawmJ.o nesso mewhaotv er-estitmhaert eevso lutiocnhaarrya cter oft heA 1111saclheooswl h,i chh,o weveirn novatiisvb eyn, o m eanMsa rxist.