As origens do capitalismo comercial, a expansão colonial e a história como teoria. Uma entrevista com Jairus Banaji
No. 89 (2023-07-04)Autor(es)
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Jairus BanajiUniversidad de Londres, UK
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Juan Vicente Iborra MallentUniversidad Nacional Autónoma de MéxicoORCID iD: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0336-3128
Resumo
Objetivo/Contexto: nesta entrevista, proponho uma viagem pela trajetória intelectual de Jairus Banaji. Ela se concentra em diferentes aspectos que compreendem o estudo da história do capitalismo a partir de uma perspectiva marxista, aprofundando-se na expansão da economia monetária no final do Império Romano, no dinamismo econômico do mundo islâmico na época medieval e no papel que os comerciantes e negociantes desempenharam no surgimento do capitalismo. Originalidade: embora as contribuições de Banaji para o debate que se desenvolveu na Índia sobre a “transição” do feudalismo para o capitalismo tenham sido notáveis, seu trabalho é pouco conhecido na América Latina, devido à escassez de traduções de suas principais obras. Conclusões: esta entrevista é uma tentativa de esboçar uma síntese de sua biografia intelectual, que decorre do propósito de gerar um diálogo cruzado entre sua obra e as correntes de pensamento que ocorreram na região latino-americana, e que, em muitos casos, influenciaram e inspiraram sua obra.
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