Jairus Banaji

The rise of capitalism to global dominance is still largely associated—by both laypeople and Marxist historians—with the industrial capitalism that made its decisive breakthrough in 18th century Britain. Jairus Banaji's new work, A Brief History of Commercial Capitalism, reaches back centuries and traverses vast distances to argue that this leap was preceded by a long era of distinct "commercial capitalism,"...

The rise of capitalism to global dominance is still largely associated—by both laypeople and Marxist historians—with the industrial capitalism that made its decisive breakthrough in 18th century Britain. Jairus Banaji's new work, A Brief History of Commercial Capitalism, reaches back centuries and traverses vast distances to argue that this leap was preceded by a long era of distinct "commercial capitalism,"...