Hello all! In this episode of Reading in the Time of Monsters, we are joined by Quinn Slobodian, professor of the history of ideas at Wellesley College and author most recently of “Crack-Up Capitalism: Market Radicals and the Dream of a World Without Democracy”. Quinn is one of the most incisive historians of the late twentieth century working, and here he cuts through stale debates about globalization versus nationalism to show how ideologues with deep pocketed backers are working to create whole new visions of sovereignty through division. In “Crack-Up Capitalism,” we see how special economic zones, Bantustans, breakaway states and such scifi ideas as seasteading have all provided inspiration — or are instantiations of — the dream of encasing markets, capital, and their hierarchies from interfering democracy. This is an incredibly rich book and Quinn and I only scratch the surface- enjoy the interview then go pick it up!
This will also be this week’s Melendy Avenue Review, so help yourself to a Mithra pic!
https://us.macmillan.com/books/9781250753892/crackupcapitalism
You can follow Quinn on Twitter @zeithistoriker . While you’re at it, you can follow this podcast @RITTOMpod .
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