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Economics · 13 min

Age of Extremes: Patterns of Upheaval and Resilience

By Adam Tooze

This episode delves into how eras of intense global upheaval and ideological conflict shape human experience, extracting critical lessons from history's 'ages of extremes' to inform our navigation of contemporary complexities.

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Economics
Duration
13 min
What it is about

crisis, economy, geopolitics

Who it is for

This is for anyone who feels overwhelmed by the relentless pace of global crises and wants to trade reactive anxiety for the sharp, historically-informed judgment needed to understand the deep structural forces connecting economics, politics, and power in our volatile world.

The author

Economic historian Adam Tooze possesses a rare ability to synthesize sweeping economic data and dense political history into a clear narrative that reveals how global crises are made, not just how they happen.

About the author

Adam Tooze

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