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Why Write the History of Capitalism?

Louis Hyman

Why Write the History of Capitalism?
Where is agency when you need it? A bank run in Massachusetts, October 1929. (OFF/AFP/Getty Images)
A new generation of scholars is rewriting the story of capitalism by shaking off the old assumptions of both the Left and Right.
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Louis Hyman is assistant professor of History at the ILR School, Cornell University. You can follow him on Twitter at @louishyman.

Dec 31