About this episode
Peter Linebaugh discusses the histories of commons and commoning, and their connections to enclosures and imperial conquest.
Featuring Peter Linebaugh on the long histories of commons and commoning, connections between enclosures in Europe and imperial conquest abroad, and writing history from below. Support The Dig at Patreon.com/TheDig Buy Engineered Conflict: Structural Violence and the Future of Black Life in Chicago at Haymarketbooks.org Buy Global Casino: How Wall Street Gambles with People and the Planet at Versobooks.com Dig party in London with Equator magazine on March 13. Info and RSVP here eventbrite.com/e/the-dig-x-equator-party-tickets-1982694479561?
People in this episode
Host: Daniel Denvir
Guest: Peter Linebaugh
Topics covered
- commons
- commoning
- enclosures
- imperial conquest
- history from below
Keywords
- commons
- commoning
- enclosures
- imperial conquest
- history
- Peter Linebaugh
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