Episode 46: Sven Beckert, "Capitalism: A Global History" (Part 8/10)

American Writers (One Hundred Pages at a Time) by Evan Lampe

Jun 23, 202626:26Arts

In this part of my review of Sven Beckert's Capitalism: A Global History I finish chapter 14 and read through chapter 15, exploring the response to the Great Depression and the rise of "insurgent" capitalisms in the colo...

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