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Historical Capitalism keyword-karl-marx-and-technology Nietzsche and Heidegger appear besideIn this short, highly readable book, the master of world systems theory provides a succinct anatomy of capitalism over the past five hundred years. Considering the way capitalism has changed and evolved over the centuries, and what has remained constant, he outlines its chief characteristics. In particular, he looks at the emergence and development of a world market, and of labor; in doing so, he argues that capitalism has brought about immiseration