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Spain: The Self Examined Empire
In which we explore the relationship between centres and peripheries in Spain through Empire and beyond.
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Argentina: Informal Empire
In which we examine the legacy of Spanish and British empire in Argentina.
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You Can Buck the Market
In which we discuss how “the market” became something you can’t argue with. P.S. You actually can.
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Ancient History Anthropology Authority Borders Bureaucracy Colonialism Community Democracy Egypt Elections Executive Florence Geo-Politics History Hungary Institution Judiciary Law Legislature Legitimation Medieval Migration Nation State Nationhood Opposition Political Economy Political Philosophy Power Press Renaissance Resistance Roman Empire State Surveillance Violence
The Machinery of Legitimation II
How States lose legitimacy.
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August Strindberg and The Reverence That Doesn’t Look
In which we explore the contradictions in August Strindberg’s life and plays.
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Empire: The Company That Became a Country
The political economy of the British Empire. Finance capital, informal empire, administrative afterlife.
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Empire: Pressure, Not Providence
The political economy of European Empire. Pressure and invention rather than character and event. Portugal, Spain, Holland and England.
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