Moments of Capital: World Theory, World Literature

by Eli Jelly-Schapiro

Book Overview

Undertaken at the interface of critical theory and world literature, Moments of Capital sets out to grasp the unity and heterogeneity of global capital in the postcolonial present. Eli Jelly-Schapiro argues that global capital is composed of three synchronous moments: primitive accumulation, expanded reproduction, and the "synthetic dispossession" facilitated by financialization and privatization. These moments correspond to distinct economic...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1503635430
• ISBN13: 9781503635432
• Release Date: March 2023
• Publisher: Stanford University Press
• Length: 266 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.9" x 8.9"