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Transhistorical perspectives on commodities, fetishism, and world-systems: Technologies of exploitation through five thousand years
Published 2023-08-07
Keywords
- Capitalism,
- Commodities,
- Andes
How to Cite
Hornborg , Alf. 2023. “Transhistorical Perspectives on Commodities, Fetishism, and World-Systems: Technologies of Exploitation through Five Thousand Years”. Locus: History Journal 29 (1):14-39. https://doi.org/10.34019/2594-8296.2023.v29.40399.
Copyright (c) 2023 Leonardo Marques

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