Sven Beckert’s epic history of trade identifies the ceaseless generation of wealth as the driving force behind capitalism’s ...

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Sven Beckert’s doorstop of a book is supremely ambitious, an insightful and well-illustrated history by the Harvard historian ...

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“There are some ideas so absurd,” George Orwell is alleged to have said, “that only an intellectual could believe them.” ...

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The famous architect left a legacy that transcends mere beauty. He made us restless for a better built environment.

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