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Violence and Dispossession at the Intersection of Colonialism and Capitalist Accumulation

Mrozowski, Stephen A.·2019·Historical Archaeology
DOI 10.1007/s41636-019-00205-8
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Drawing inspiration from the writings of Rosa Luxemburg, this article examines the role of consumer behavior in the growth of capitalism, as well as the roles of violence and accumulation by dispossession at the intersection of colonialism and capitalist accumulation. In her critique of Marx, Luxemburg asked what had created the demand for the goods that fueled capitalist expansion. She also called for more studies of the “real-life” experiences of those who were actors in capitalist economies. This article examines case studies from 12th- to 16th-century Europe and Britain for evidence of consumerism driving economic expansion, and takes a detailed look at the manner in which colonial legal systems contributed to the violence and dispossession experienced by the Nipmuc of Massachusetts and Connecticut. These two forces—consumer behavior and accumulation through dispossession––are presented as critical elements of an emerging political economy that was linked to the growth of capitalism.

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Authors
Mrozowski, S. A.
Affiliations
University of Massachusetts Boston (US)
Corresponding author
Mrozowski, Stephen A.
ORCID
Mrozowski, Stephen A.
Venue
Historical Archaeology
Publisher
Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Published
2019-11-05
Volume
53
Issue
3-4
Pages
492-515
ISSN
  • 0440-9213 (ISSN-L)
  • 2328-1103
DOI
10.1007/s41636-019-00205-8
OpenAlex
W2989349267
Cited by
8
References
119
Citations by year
2024: 3 · 2023: 3 · 2020: 1 · 2019: 1
FWCI
0.88
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Licence
Locations
Historical Archaeology (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Political Economy and Marxism
  • Social Sciences › Anthropology › Historical and Cultural Archaeology Studies
  • Social Sciences › Anthropology › Colonialism, slavery, and trade
Keywords
Rosa Luxemburg, accumulation by dispossession, colonialism, capitalist accumulation, consumerism, violence, Nipmuc, colonial legal system, political economy, early modern Europe, early modern Britain, Indigenous dispossession

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