Society · 20 min
Capitalism: A Global History
By Sven Beckert
This episode explores Sven Beckert's 'Capitalism: A Global History,' revealing how the system was forged through state power, violence, and colonial exploitation, fundamentally reshaping societies and global connections, rather than emerging as a natural economic evolution.
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Society
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20 min
What it is about
capitalism, global history, colonialism
Who it is for
Best suited to listeners who want a clearer working understanding of capitalism, global history, colonialism and better judgment in how they apply it.
The author
Sven Beckert brings a credible and useful lens to capitalism, global history, colonialism, with enough subject command to make the book worth hearing.
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