The Long Twentieth Century & Postmodernism

The rise of finance capitalism, the role of financial speculation in the "longue duree" of economic history, and at postmodernism as a cultural expression of speculation.

Readings

Giovanni Arrighi, "Introduction," The Long Twentieth Century: Money, Power and the Origins of our Times, pg. 1-27:
Jean-Francois Lyotard, "Answering the Question: What is Postmodernism?," The Postmodern Condition: A Report on Knowledge, pg. 71-82:
Fredric Jameson, "Introduction," Postmodernism, or the Cultural Logic of Late Capitalism, pg. ix-xxii: