Alessandro Stanziani Knihy

Examining the concept of global history, the author highlights the inherent Eurocentrism that often persists, even in attempts to view national histories within broader contexts. By analyzing historical writing from the sixteenth century onward, the book explores pivotal forces such as revolution, globalization, and colonization. It advocates for a multipolar perspective and a long-term view, assessing both the strengths and limitations of global history while clarifying its significance in understanding the past.

Focusing on the impact of debt slavery, this collection of essays explores its vital role in the economic history of various societies, highlighting its enduring presence in contemporary times. The work fills a critical gap in historical analysis, shedding light on how debt bondage has shaped economies and social structures throughout history.

Labor dynamics in the post-abolition era reveal a complex interplay of freedom and exploitation across the Indian Ocean and Africa. Drawing on diverse archival sources, Alessandro Stanziani examines how labor relationships evolved in regions like Assam and the French Congo, highlighting the interconnectedness of African and Indian abolition movements with European labor practices. By challenging the dominant Atlantic narrative, the book emphasizes the distinct meanings of freedom in colonial contexts and advocates for a multi-centered understanding of imperial relations.

The book offers a comprehensive exploration of capitalism, tracing its intellectual, economic, and legal evolution from the eighteenth century to the early twentieth century. It delves into the transformative ideas and frameworks that shaped capitalist practices, examining key historical developments and their impacts on society. Through this historical lens, it reveals the intricate relationships between economic systems and legal structures, providing readers with a deeper understanding of capitalism's foundations and growth over time.

For the first time, this book provides the global history of labor in Central Eurasia, Russia, Europe, and the Indian Ocean between the sixteenth and the twentieth centuries.

This highly original analysis of Eurasian history in a global context challenges existing perceptions of modernization, democracy and economic growth.

Exploring the global history of labor from the sixteenth to the twentieth centuries, the book challenges conventional views on free versus unfree labor, highlighting similarities in wage conditions across different regions. It reveals how unfree labor was integral to market development and capitalism, contributing to economic growth in Eurasia. Stanziani argues that this labor system persisted beyond major historical upheavals, with its decline occurring between 1870 and 1914, coinciding with the second industrial revolution and the emergence of the welfare state.