Making the leap: commodity chains and the potential for global environmental histories of capitalism
| Autor | Jack Bouchard |
| Cargo | Rutgers University New Brunswick, School of Arts and Sciences, Department of History, New Brunswick, NJ, USA |
| Páginas | 698-715 |
Esboços, Florianópolis, v. 28, n. 49, p. 698-715, set./dez. 2021.
ISSN 2175-7976 DOI https://doi.org/10.5007/2175-7976.2021.e81949
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MAKING THE LEAP: COMMODITY
CHAINS AND THE POTENTIAL
FOR GLOBAL ENVIRONMENTAL
HISTORIES OF CAPITALISM
Jack Boucharda
https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8139-9508
Email: jack.bouchard@rutgers.edu
a Rutgers University New Brunswick, School of Arts and Sciences, Department of History,
New Brunswick, NJ, USA
histórias em contextos globais
DEBATE
Colapso ambiental e histórias do capitalismo
Esboços, Florianópolis, v. 28, n. 49, p. 698-715, set./dez. 2021.
ISSN 2175-7976 DOI https://doi.org/10.5007/2175-7976.2021.e81949 699/897
ABSTRACT
This article is a brief response to Leonardo Marques’ essay “Commodity Chains and the Global
Environmental History of the Colonial Americas.” It focuses on the practical and theoretical limitations
of commodity-chain histories as away to address our political and environmental moment. It argues that
commodity-chain histories must overcome the complexity of their subjects, and leap the theoretical gap
between local and global scales without losing sight of nature. To do so, the article advocates for more
KEYWORDS
Commodity Chains; Environmental history; Atlantic history.
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