{"title":"Alessandro Stanziani","description":"\u003cp\u003eAlessandro Stanziani’s works delve into the intricate histories of labour and social movements, offering readers a nuanced exploration of economic and political forces across time. His scholarship illuminates the struggles and structures that have shaped modern societies, framed within broader historical contexts.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eReaders drawn to \u003cem\u003eHistory \u0026amp; Military\u003c\/em\u003e will find Stanziani’s writing both rigorous and accessible, blending detailed research with compelling narratives that deepen understanding of how labour dynamics have influenced empires and states throughout history.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"empires-of-labor-by-alessandro-stanziani-9781009608572","title":"Empires of Labor","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFrom the seventeenth century to the First World War, both free and unfree labour were essential for building an empire. This ambitious study examines the relationship between capitalism and coercion across the British, French, and Russian empires throughout centuries of economic transformation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eOverturning conventional explanations of serfdom, slavery, indentured migration, and wage labour, Alessandro Stanziani demonstrates the dominance of aristocratic capitalism across Europe and Eurasia until the end of the nineteenth century. He links the Industrial Revolution, the Great Divergence, and the Great Transformation into a single narrative in which the coercion and emancipation of labour are crucial steps.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eStanziani argues that, if the modern state is now beset with labour inequalities and tensions surrounding mobility, it is not because Western values have been hijacked but because they were built on empire, labour, and coercion.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eEmpires of Labor\u003c\/em\u003e is a critical examination of these themes and reveals insightful perspectives on the historical interplay of labour and power.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47397832524012,"sku":"9781009608572","price":113.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/6cf539ea4446c6ab96612f8f763d2320.jpg?v=1773778205"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/collections\/alessandro-stanziani.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}