Sven Beckert
8 Podcast Episodes
Ep #35 "Empire of Cotton: A Conversation with Sven Beckert"
Ep #35 "Empire of Cotton: A Conversation with Sven Beckert"
Spinning threads and weaving truth. The origins of the first world and the debt we owe....
30 Sep 2020
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38mins
The Empire of Cotton: Sven Beckert in conversation with Patrick French
The Empire of Cotton: Sven Beckert in conversation with Patrick French
Sven Beckert is Laird Bell Professor of American History at Harvard University, where he teaches the history of the Unit... Read more
21 Mar 2019
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42mins
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Cotton trade and the emergence of capitalism, with Sven Beckert
Cotton trade and the emergence of capitalism, with Sven Beckert
How did cotton trade, slavery and colonialism play a role in the emergence of capitalism? What role did cotton play in I... Read more
16 Mar 2019
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39mins
6: Cotton trade and the emergence of capitalism, with Sven Beckert
6: Cotton trade and the emergence of capitalism, with Sven Beckert
Join the historian and author of "Empire of Cotton" in conversation with Patrick French about how cotton trade, slavery ... Read more
16 Mar 2019
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39mins
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An Interview with AHR Author Sven Beckert on His Article American Danger
An Interview with AHR Author Sven Beckert on His Article American Danger
In this pilot episode of AHR Interview, a production of the American Historical Review, intern Clay Catlin speaks with S... Read more
4 Oct 2017
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13mins
Cotton: Sven Beckert (Ep. 17)
Cotton: Sven Beckert (Ep. 17)
Cotton. Not quite a food item, but a plant nonetheless with a rather complicated history and an enduring relevance in ou... Read more
10 Aug 2016
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1hr 10mins
Sven Beckert | Clinton School Presents
Sven Beckert | Clinton School Presents
Interview with Sven Beckert for NPR affiliate KUAR on Clinton School Presents, a weekly dialogue of distinguished guests... Read more
15 Feb 2016
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Sven Beckert’s Cotton: Guilty Fabric of our Lives
Sven Beckert’s Cotton: Guilty Fabric of our Lives
For the Delta to become the chief grower of the industrial world’s most important commodity – a kind of Saudi Arabia of ... Read more
12 Jan 2015
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31mins
