Capitalism: a global history
In his new book, which forms the basis of this event, Harvard academic Sven Beckert meticulously reframes the history of modern capitalism as a global story, one he begins in the port of Aden and traces to the present day: from the smallest street market and most local boat, to the global behemoths of the 21st century.
Beckert has spent more than a decade travelling the planet in search of the true, grass roots stories that define the systems that shape our daily lives. The history of capitalism is, he argues, one of the last euro-centric histories we tell, and this new book addresses puts forward a revelatory new narrative, vital for understanding the world in which we live.
Meet our speaker and chair
Sven Beckert is the Laird Bell Professor of History at Harvard University. Professor Beckert researches and teaches the history of the United States in the nineteenth century, with a particular emphasis on the history of capitalism, including its economic, social, political and transnational dimensions. His new book is Capitalism: A Global History.
Sara Horrell is Professor of Economic History at LSE. Professor Horrell's research interests are labour market participation, household structure, standards of living and expenditure in the British industrial revolution and late-nineteenth century, with particular interest in women and children’s work and welfare; family labour market work and wages in Britain in the long run, 1280-1860.
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