Introduction: Political Implications for the New History of Capitalism

Labour history, long a particular strength of historical studies in Australia, has always sustained a critical stance towards capitalism as a historical phenomenon. In recent years, such histories of capitalism have expanded and interacted with other sub-fields, such as cultural history, environment...

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Published in:Labour history (Canberra) 2021-11, Vol.121 (121), p.1-7
Main Authors: Hannah Forsyth, Sophie Loy-Wilson
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Capitalism
Cultural history
Economic crisis
Environmental history
Historiography
History
Influence
Labor
Labor history
Politics, Practical
Race
Slavery
Social aspects
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Summary:Labour history, long a particular strength of historical studies in Australia, has always sustained a critical stance towards capitalism as a historical phenomenon. In recent years, such histories of capitalism have expanded and interacted with other sub-fields, such as cultural history, environmental history and settler colonial studies. In part, this work was prompted by evident global political economic upheaval, represented by the 2008 global financial crisis, a climate crisis felt keenly in the Pacific region and a global race crisis, the explanations for which reside in the "afterlives" of slavery and colonisation.
ISSN:0023-6942
1839-3039
DOI:10.3828/jlh.2021.15