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Globalizing the History of Capitalism: A Roundtable

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Globalizing the History of Capitalism: A Roundtable "Slavery’s Capitalism beyond the Nation-State: Trans-imperial business operations and the plantation complex" Pepijn Brandon, Associate Professor of History, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam How can we write...

History of Global Capitalism Seminar; Jairus Banaji, "The Labyrinth of Capital: Reading the History of Capitalism through Jute and Rubber"

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THE LABYRINTH OF CAPITAL: Reading the History of Capitalism through Jute and Rubber Jairus Banaji, Department of Development Studies, SOAS University of London Graduate Student Commentator: Marten Dondorp, PhD Candidate, International Institute of Social...

Conference: Rethinking the History of Global Capitalism

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The conference urges scholars to rethink capitalism’s history from the vantage point of this new historical moment and to consider what are the most promising theoretical formulations, methodological approaches, and historical framings to define...

History of Global Capitalism Seminar: “The Workshop of the World: Trading Factories and Capitalism in the Early Modern Indian Ocean.”

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“The Workshop of the World: Trading Factories and Capitalism in the Early Modern Indian Ocean.” Giorgio Riello , Professor of History, the European University, Italy, Principal investigator ERC project on The Asian Origins of Global Capitalism . Mike O...

POSTPONED- Thomas Piketty, "Capital and Ideology"

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Unfortunately this event is postponed due to the ongoing COVID-19 crisis. We hope to reschedule for the Fall. "Capital and Ideology " Thomas Piketty , Professor of Economics, École des Hautes Études en Sciences Sociales, Paris School of Economics...

Slavery's Capitalism: A New History of American Economic Development

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Drawing on the expertise of sixteen scholars who are at the forefront of rewriting the history of American economic development, Slavery's Capitalism identifies slavery as the primary force driving key innovations in entrepreneurship, finance, accounting...

History of Global Capitalism Seminar: Stacie Kent, "Not all Commerce is Capitalism: Trade and Governance in Treaty-Era China"

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Not all Commerce is Capitalism: Trade and Governance in Treaty-Era China Stacie Kent, Assistant Professor of History, Boston College Graduate Student Commentator: Ziwei Zhang, PhD Candidate in Urban Planning, Harvard University Faculty Commentator: Pat...

History of Global Capitalism Seminar: Swarnabh Ghosh, "The Ends of Circulation: Steam and the Organization of British Capital in Colonial India"

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"The Ends of Circulation: Steam and the Organization of British Capital in Colonial India" Swarnabh Ghosh , PhD candidate in Urban History and Planning, with a secondary field in Science, Technology, and Society (STS), Harvard University Graduate School...

History of Global Capitalism Seminar: Toby Green, "Africa and the Global History of Capitalism: Repairing a History of Omission"

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"Africa and the Global History of Capitalism: Repairing a History of Omission" Toby Green, Senior Lecturer in Lusophone African History and Culture, Kings College London Graduate Student Commentator: Oliver Lazarus, PhD Candidate, History of Science...

Global History of Capitalism Student Presentations (via Zoom)

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Two students from the Global History of Capitalism seminar will present their research projects from the year. "Twentieth-Century Honeybees in the Tropics: The Rise of Commercial Apiculture in Mexico and Cuba" Angélica Márquez-Osuna, PhD Candidate in...

WIGH LUNCH SEMINAR: "CARIBBEAN ORIGINS OF MODERN CAPITALISM"

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"Caribbean Origins of Modern Capitalism" Speaker: Marcel van der Linden , Research Director, International Institute of Social History, Amsterdam 12:00-1:00pm CGIS Knafel, Room K262, Bowie-Vernon Room, 1737 Cambridge Street

History of Global Capitalism Seminar: Paul Cheney, "István Hont, the Cosmopolitan Theory of Commercial Globalization, and Twenty-First Century Capitalism"

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"István Hont, the Cosmopolitan Theory of Commercial Globalization, and Twenty-First Century Capitalism" Paul Cheney, Professor of European History, University of Chicago Graduate Student Commentator: Annie Boniface, PhD Candidate, Harvard University...