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Author: Jairus Banaji

Retotalising Capitalism: A Very Short Introduction to its History

I’ve divided this presentation into four distinct parts.[1] A shorthand description of these might be Conventional narratives of capitalist origins Commercial capitalism as a better alternative Modern capitalism, and Capital & the peasantry   Imagine these themes as chapters to a book called Introduction to a History of Capitalism. So, what this talk sets out

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