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Empire of Cotton by Sven Beckert - Book Summary
“The Fluffy Fiber That Built the Modern World”
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Title: Empire of Cotton
Author: Sven Beckert
Category: Economics & Global Markets, World History
What if the Industrial Revolution wasn't really about steam engines at all, but about a fluffy white fiber? Sam and Sophie dig into Sven Beckert's Empire of Cotton and find a story that rewires how you see the modern world.
They trace Beckert's concept of war capitalism — the violent seizure of land and…
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