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Capitalism’s history revealed: not inevitable, not infinite, and can be unmade.

The Insatiable Machine

How Capitalism Conquered the World

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  • Hardcover

    320 pages

  • Release Date

    7 June 2026

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Summary

Today, a vast majority of us live under the economic system called capitalism—it touches almost every aspect of our lives, and most people alive have never known another. Yet, a cursory look at the world around us reveals that things can’t stay this way forever: an economy built on infinite amassing and consumption of resources is at odds with a finite planet. How did this happen? As the economic historian Trevor Jackson argues in this powerful book, It wasn’t always capitalism, it didn’t…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9781324106876
ISBN-10:1324106875
Author:Trevor Jackson
Publisher:WW Norton & Co
Imprint:WW Norton & Co
Format:Hardcover
Number of Pages:320
Release Date:7 June 2026
Weight:580g
Dimensions:28mm x 163mm x 239mm
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The Insatiable Machine by Trevor Jackson - ISBN: 9781324106876
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Critics Review

“Compact and vivid… Jackson has written a smoothly readable account [of capitalism] while sacrificing none of its complexity.” – Jennifer Szalai - The New York Times Book Review

About The Author

Trevor Jackson

Trevor Jackson is an economic historian at University of California, Berkeley, who also writes for The New York Review of Books, The Nation, Dissent, and The Baffler. He is the author of a monograph, Impunity and Capitalism. He lives in Berkeley, California.

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