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Episode 567
Published 4 weeks ago
Description
On writing the history of capitalism.
Political theorist Corey Robin talks to Alex H and Alex G about what is wrong with Sven Beckert's monumental new Capitalism: A Global History.
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Have historians returned to writing about big themes and grand narratives?
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Why does Beckert date capitalism's emergence to 12th century Arabia?
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Is capitalism essentially about free markets and free trade – or about the state, coercion, violence?
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If capitalism has no beginning and no end, then does that mean we're still at the end of History?
Links:
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The Long Revolution, Corey Robin (review of Sven Beckert), The Nation
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