Capital Conversations

Concepts, Methods, and Case Studies from the History of Capitalism

Capital Conversations

This website is a forum for discussing the history of capitalism. Contributions are offered by the students of HIST 74200 at the CUNY Graduate Center in New York City. Read more about our diverse students below, while student posts can be found on the Case Study page, and key terms are clarified in the Glossary page. All bibliographic references to the works mentioned can be found on the References page. 

Case Studies

Learn about key moments in the history of capitalism through case study analysis!


ANALYSIS

Glossary

Clarify doubts and concerns about terms


DICTIONARY

References

Want to read the original work? Click here for references and links!


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HIST 74200: History of Capitalism

This course surveys major themes in the history of capitalism, including international trade,
marketing and consumption, finance and investment, and political economy. After an initial
focus on the global origins of wealth disparities, the course turns to the case study of the
“market revolution” in the United States, then zooms back out to discuss investment, finance,
and global political power.

MONEY, POWER, EMPIRE, CAPITAL: How does it all work?

THE CLASS


Meet the students of HIST 74200

Bridget Fisher

United States: Public policy, finance

Chris Harding

PhD Program in History

CUNY Graduate Center

Palestine: British Mandate, Agricultural development, Marxist thought

Mike Hourahan

PhD in Criminal Justice

John Jay College of Criminal Justice, CUNY

United States: Criminality, Incarceration, Addiction, Rehabilitation and Reincorporation

Phil Zeigler

PhD in Neuroscience, MA in Liberal Studies

CUNY Graduate Center

Neuroscience, ballet, literature, history

Phoenix Paz

PhD Program in History

CUNY Graduate Center

Latin America and Spain: History of Science, Technology and the Environment


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