postcolonial theory that constructs and theorizes a political economy of empire. This comprehensive collection traces the financial … approach in postcolonial studies, the book seeks to sketch the commensal relation-a symbiotic "phoresy"-between capitalism and … existing postcolonial and poststructuralist theory and criticism while bridging it over to research and analytic lenses less …

Indian, and American goods. This case study offers a unique examination of the emergence of capitalism and of a consumer … manufacture -- General stores : capitalism's beachheads or local traffic controllers? -- A tale of two markets : frontier farming …

"The book aims to counter the normative functioning of creativity in contemporary capitalism with a plethora of … alternatives to radical creative practices. In the first part, titled 'Creative Capitalism', five authors analyze the forms of … contemporary capitalism: on the one hand, there are new ways of working which include flexibility, mobility, and especially …