How did capitalism come to dominate our world? Recently, I spoke with Berkeley economic historian Trevor Jackson about his excellent new book, The Insatiable Machine, just out with Norton. Listen here:
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@backmarket I'm truly appalled by the terrible customer service that you provide. I have had an issue that needs to be resolved and your customer service team is horrendous. I will never use your company again.
Very cool to see an excerpt from a Vanderbilt University Press title in The Paris Review. Lily Meyer's translation of Clara Usón's The Shy Assassin is beautifully rendered in English.
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My book
“Yardstick Nation: The Metric System in America”
has just been published and is now available in US bookstores.
The e-book version can be bought globally in Vanderbilt University Press’s site: https://t.co/6dp7yqfwTD
Great reception last Thursday in Washington, DC, with friends from Congress, NGOs, academia & journalism to discuss my book "Drug Cartels Do Not Exist", narconarratives, militarism, and transnational violence. Hosted by my friend @Hesanche, president & CEO of @MiFamiliaVota.
Does anyone know how to find historical SEC filing data (10-K's) for publicly traded companies dating back to the 1980s? I've tried using EDGAR, but cannot find filings earlier than the mid-1990s.
Breaking News: David Lynch, the visionary filmmaker, has died at 78. He was known for his surreal style in films like “Eraserhead” and “Mulholland Drive,” as well as the TV series “Twin Peaks.” https://t.co/xtYwd3SJBw
REMINDER: holiday sale! 🎁📚✨
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Fun stat from David Blackbourn’s magnificent Germany in the World: A Global History 1500-2000: By the second half of 17th century, about 6-7 million books were being published each year!