Navneet Alang

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Listened to more of CBC Ideas’s series “The Shock of the New” and it’s great. It’s about “hinge years” – 1600, 1789, 1833, 1913, 1947 – admittedly arbitrary moments in global history that act at least as symbols for radical or deep change.

It’s satisfyingly meaty, erudite, and features some great speakers. The episode I listened to today, on the year 1600, made the case that that period saw the emergence of the global economy, as well laid the groundwork for European domination. Highly recommended.

www.cbc.ca/listen/li…