Inside the System That Built the Modern World
The Lede

Inside the System That Built the Modern World

2026-01-19

Sven Beckert joins Faisal Al Yafai on The Lede to unpack how capitalism came to shape our modern world, as set out in his new book, “Capitalism: A Global History,” taking in Aden, Cairo, and Guangzhou along the way.

Produced by Finbar Anderson

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