History 1803E Study Guide - Midterm Guide: The Communist Manifesto, Gilded Age, European Colonialism

• School: Western University
• Department: History
• Course: History 1803E
• Professor: Jeffery Vacante

Document Summary

Each week a particular theme or issue was presented, and these themes were all building upon larger themes that run throughout the course: Society needs to establish order public order, safety etc. State emerges as the primary vehicle for order to take place. In order for capitalism to take place, 3 things need to occur: Capitalism as a system is a construct, a cultural system. It is therefore not natural, and is adopted by certain people at a certain time to achieve a certain end. Made possible by the order of the state. Needs the creation of a system based on money. Takes the form of banks, stock exchange etc. Interestingly enough business tends to be more trusted than government. Slightly backward because the government should be the voice of the people, business is private and government is not. The rise of the state and the pursuit of social order. The rise of business follows the rise of the state.