Capitalism’s Dark Complexion: Race, Markets and the Politics of Value - Softcover

Prasad, Pushkala

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1529244633 ISBN 13: 9781529244632

Publisher: Bristol University Press, 2026

Synopsis

Has capitalism always partnered with race?

This book examines how capitalism operates through racialised structures across different moments in global history. Moving beyond conventional class-based analyses, the book deepens our understanding of capitalism’s effects by exploring how race has been used to value, control and exploit populations.

From slavery and colonial dispossession to global divisions of labour, sex tourism and consumerism, Prasad offers a vital critique of how capitalism not only damages those it devalues but also shapes the way we all live―and the condition of the planet itself.

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About the Author

Pushkala Prasad is the Zankel Professor of Management in the Department of Management and Business at Skidmore College.

Edition details

• Publisher: Bristol University Press
• Publication date: 2026
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1529244633
• ISBN 13: 9781529244632
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 234