Jokubas Salyga – författare

Bringing together leading scholars and activists, this edited collection calls for a return to the ‘mode of production debate’ to address often-overlooked dimensions: gender, race, and Eurocentrism.The concept of mode of production is placed in dialogue with Marxist debates on domestic labour, racial capitalism and the ways in which Eurocentrism has shaped the historiographies of capitalism. In doing so, the book offers novel approaches to studying the origins, modalities and contradictions of capitalism.Advancing an integrated framework that incorporates class, gender, race and ethnicity, the book opens pathways to new research for better understanding, resisting and transcending capitalism.

What if the story of neoliberalism's emergence in post-communist states was not one of Western imposition, but rather one of local innovation, adaptation, and resistance? The Myths of 1989 challenges the familiar yet mythical narrative that neoliberalism arrived ready-made and was delivered by Western advisers to Eastern European governments in the late 1980s and early 1990s. Long before the watershed years of 1989 and 1991, autochthonous actors experimented with these ideas and, at times, resisted Western advice, often blending neoliberal concepts with domestic policy goals and remnants of socialist legacies. Written by scholars from the fields of history, sociology, and political economy, this collection offers a nuanced and unconventional account of economic change in the region. By moving beyond simplistic East-meets-West explanations and exploring early market experiments under communism, as well as selective reforms in the 1990s, the book uncovers alternative paths and choices made throughout this transformation. It presents a fresh perspective on one of the twentieth century's most significant economic shifts.