Category: Colonialism
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Holland: The Overreaching Empire
In which we examine the Golden Age founding myth of success: a toll booth built on moral ambiguity.
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Portugal: The Empire Without a Bank
In which we examine why Portugal has always been under-capitalised.
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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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The Machinery of Legitimation II
How States lose legitimacy.
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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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Sexy Greedy: Caryl Churchill, the City Comedy, and the World Big Bang Made
Serious Money: A deep dive into an essential English drama
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What’s the Big Idea
A list of thinkers whose ideas do most to inform this blog.
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The Stuff of Dreams and Exploitation: The White Marble Lie
In which we confront the ugly truth that lies beneath.
At Home He Feels Like A Tourist 