Description: An epic history of the formation of American capitalism, focusing on gender, race and Empire.
Brief description: James Parisot is an affiliate faculty member in Sociology at Drexel University. He has published articles in a variety of scholarly journals, is co-editor of the book American Hegemony and the Rise of Emerging Powers: Cooperation or Conflict? (Routledge, 2017), and is the author of How America Became Capitalist: Imperial Expansion and the Conquest of the West (Pluto, 2019).
Review Quotes: ""'There is a relatively limited literature covering the entire course of the USA's transition to a capitalist society. In his concise but illuminating new book, James Parisot provides such an account.'"" - Neil Davidson, author of 'How Revolutionary were the Bourgeois Revolutions?' ""'Utilizing the notion of 'empire' and focusing on the geographic expansion of commodity production and circulation across the North American continent, James Parisot's provocative book will be a focus of debate in years to come'"" - Charles Post, City University of New York, author of 'The American Road to Capitalism' ""'Parisot's rich and lively analysis of the domestic history of US empire helps readers understand what it was about the development of US economic, social and political institutions that made the American state so central in the making of global capitalism'"" - Leo Panitch, Emeritus Professor of Political Science, York University ""'Terrific ... At the heart of American capitalism is a history of empire. Starting from this powerful insight, James Parisot carefully investigates this history in its race, class, and gender dimensions.'"" - David McNally, Cullen Distinguished Professor of History and Business, University of Houston