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Jiang’s label for the Bronze Age trade order: not modern capitalism, but a capital-driven network that grows and collapses quickly.
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proto-capitalistic system
Jiang’s label for the Bronze Age trade order: not modern capitalism, but a capital-driven network that grows and collapses quickly.
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"...what I will show you is that... This is a proto -capitalistic system. And what we know about proto -capitalism is that... It allows..."
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"...why is this happening? Well, think about how, in a proto -capitalistic system, that depends on tin and copper, how do you make money?"
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Bronze begins as a weapon, becomes status, hardens into currency, and then teaches the world the dangerous rhythm of capital: rapid growth, total interconnection, elite consolidation, and sudden collapse.
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