De Grazia brilliantly uses her empirical research into the history of the Italian apparel industry’s commodity chains to illustrate the interaction between the global and the local ... The authors provide useful and insightful overviews.

European Review of History

Capitalism, in its various forms, in a central theme of modern and contemporary history, with ramifications for almost every aspect of life. This is an extraordinarily wide-ranging collection of essays by leading historians exploring the remarkable breadth of topics that have been, and ought to be, considered under the rubric of capitalism. Written from a variety of methodological and ideological perspectives, the essays not only survey the rich recent historical literature on the subject, but suggest new paths for future inquiry. A volume that will be a great aid to all those who write and teach about the subject.

Jerry Z. Muller, author of The Mind and the Market: Capitalism in Western Thought and Capitalism and the Jews

We cannot understand our world and its past without questioning capitalism. With no preconceptions, and with the greatest clarity and skill, leading world historians come together in this volume to produce a new global history of capitalism. Key topics such as finance, labour, business and enterprise in Europe, the USA, Africa, Asia and Latin America – and the connections between them – are carefully presented. A must-read!

Alessandro Stanziani, École des hautes études en sciences sociales, France