> Hey, why not follow Jim O'Connor's lead, and say capitalism has been in
> crisis since the 14th century?
>
Actually the proper starting point is the Flood. See Andre Gunder Frank
and Barry K. Gills (Humboldt Journal of Social Relations, Vol. 18,
No. 2, Spring l992 pps. 1-80) THE FIVE THOUSAND YEAR
WORLD SYSTEM: AN INTERDISCIPLINARY INTRODUCTION:
'Our thesis is that the contemporary world system has a
history of at least five thousand years. The rise to
dominance of Europe and the West in this world system are
only recent -- and perhaps passing -- events.'
It's on the Net at the WSN archive.
Mark