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HISTORY 208K: Global Capitalism and the Global South

Postgraduate course

Project description

Is modern capitalism a European innovation or a global phenomenon? Can there be different manifestations of capitalism in different local, regional, national, and imperial contexts? What role has the Global South played in the history of capitalism? This course examines the ways that capitalism has innovated, destroyed, and matured from the 17th to 20th centuries. It explores the themes of business, trade, labor, agriculture, gender, and race with a focus on the Middle East, Africa, and East and South Asia.