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A History of Capitalism

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  • Welcome to A History of Capitalism, a narrative history podcast about how capitalism as we know it came to be. Tune in biweekly for an epic story spanning from the Black Death to Black Mondays and everything in between.
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  • S1.E8 - The Printing Press

    S1.E8 - The Printing Press
    Apr 22 2024
    Moving and storing information has always been vital to economic development. In this episode, we will turn to the story of the printing press, why it triggered the information revolution which was essential to capitalism's rise, and how it transformed economics from the ground up just as the Dutch, English, Portuguese, and Spanish were laying the foundations of global empires.

    The Erotic Engine: How Pornography has Powered Mass Communication, from Gutenberg to Google by Patchen Barss
    “Information Technology and Economic Change: The Impact of the Printing Press”, by Jeremiah E. Dittmar, The Quarterly Journal of Economics, 2011, Vol. 126
    A Short History of the Printing Press by Robert Hoe
    Paper: Paging Through History by Mark Kurlansky
    Theatre of the book, 1480-1880 : print, text, and performance in Europe by Julie Stone Peters
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    31 m
  • S1.E7 - War Capitalism

    S1.E7 - War Capitalism
    Apr 8 2024
    Capitalism, at its outset, was a very violent and warlike affair. In this episode, we will explore the historical model known as war capitalism and how military might was essential for granting European merchants access to the markets of Asia.

    Empire of Cotton: A Global History by Sven Beckert
    The Dutch Overseas Empire, 1600-1800 by Pieter C. Emmer and Jos J.L. Gommans
    Pirate Nests and the Rise of the British Empire, 1540-1740 by Mark G. Hanna
    “U.S. Privateering Is Legal” by Brandon Schwartz, Proceedings, U.S. Naval Institute, April 2020
    The Career and Legend of Vasco de Gama by Sanjay Subrahmanyam
    The Portuguese Empire in Asia, 1500-1700 by Sanjay Subrahmanyam
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    34 m
  • S1.E6 - The Columbian Exchange

    S1.E6 - The Columbian Exchange
    Dec 6 2023
    Spain's new colonial empire endowed Europe's rising monarchy with an unprecedented economic windfall. In this episode, we find out how silver and other goods extracted from the Americas made the first truly worldwide economy possible at the cost of Spain's prosperity and long-term stability.

    Works Cited:
    “Megadrought and Megadeath in 16th Century Mexico”, by Rodolfo Acuna-Soto, David W. Stahle, Malcolm K. Cleveland, and Matthew D. Therrell, Emerging Infectious Diseases Vol. 8, Issue 4, (2002)
    1493: Uncovering the New World Columbus Created by Charles C Mann
    The Ascent of Money by Niall Ferguson
    The Resource Curse: The Political and Economic Challenges of Natural Resource Wealth by the Natural Resource Governance Institute
    Sacred Gifts, Profane Pleasures: A History of Tobacco and Chocolate in the Atlantic World by Marcy Norton
    The Oil Curse: How Petroleum Wealth Shapes the Development of Nations by Michael L. Ross
    Silver, Trade, and War: Spain and America in the Making of Early Modern Europe by Stanley J. Stein and Barbara H. Stein
    The Colonial Heritage of Latin America: Essays on Economic Dependence in Perspective by Stanley J. Stein and Barbara H. Stein
    The Spanish Treasure Fleets by Timothy R. Walton
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    33 m
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