Making the leap

Commodity chains and the potential for global environmental histories of capitalism

Bibliographic Data

ID12640467
AuthorsJ Bouchard (0000-0001-8139-9508, Rutgers Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights, corresponding author)
Year2021
Volume28
Issue49
Pages698-715
Publication date2021-12-29
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueEsboços histórias em contextos globais (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1414-722X • E-ISSN: 2175-7976
PublisherUniversidade Federal de Santa Catarina (UFSC) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.5007/2175-7976.2021.e81949
OpenAlexW4200150946
LanguageEN
Citations received2
References cited25

This article is a brief response to Leonardo Marques’ essay “Commodity Chains and the Global Environmental History of the Colonial Americas.” It focuses on the practical and theoretical limitations of commodity-chain histories as away to address our political and environmental moment. It argues that commodity-chain histories must overcome the complexity of their subjects, and leap the theoretical gap between local and global scales without losing sight of nature. To do so, the article advocates for more work by environmental historians, and a focus on transformation rather than commodity flows

Capitalism · Colonialism · Commodity · Commodity chain · Economic history · Economics · Economy · Environmental history · Focus (optics · Market economy · Microeconomics · Neoclassical economics · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Work (physics · Colonialism, slavery, and trade · Engineering · Historical and Cultural Archaeology Studies · Historical Studies and Socio-cultural Analysis · Law

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