Book presentation: Before the Market: The Political Economy of Olympianism
You are cordially invited to the book presentation by Donni Wang, the author of the book "Before the Market: The Political Economy of Olympianism" (Common Ground, 2018) that will be held
on Tuesday, 18th of September 2018 at 10.30 AM
in the EARL chambers at the Faculty of Social Sciences in Ljubljana (Kardeljeva ploščad 5, 1000 Ljubljana).
Did capitalism exist in ancient Greece, the cradle of democracy and western civilization? Ms Wang will present a not so traditional book of economics, as history and philosophy play a big role in it.
From the abstract:
Wang offers an entirely new way of conceptualizing economics and social relations. Drawing from a rich historical analysis of ancient Greece, she provides an exposition of 'Olympianism'-a stunning program of political economy and identity formation that speaks directly to the crises in the 21st century.
About the lecturer:
Dr. Donni Wang is currently a postdoc at Shanghai University with a PhD in Classics from Stanford University and a B.A. in Economics from UC Berkeley.