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Every book Vicky Osterweil recommended on podcasts
Vicky Osterweil appeared on podcasts to discuss social movements and historical sociology, offering several book recommendations to listeners. During an appearance on Behind the Bastards, she recommended David Graeber's book Debt, describing it as a really important and much better book in the context of discussions surrounding Occupy Wall Street and economic systems. Additionally, Osterweil recommended the book Crowds and Power by Elias Canetti, a twentieth-century literary work in which the author attempts to describe the entirety of human history and anthropology through the framework of crowds. Through these recommendations, Osterweil directed audiences toward foundational texts that examine economic structures, societal power dynamics, and mass human behavior.
Books recommended by Vicky Osterweil
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Crowds and Power
Crowds and Power by Elias Canetti is a twentieth-century sociological and anthropological study that attempts to explain the entirety of human history through the behavior, transformation, and dynamics of crowds.
Recommended“there's this guy this 20th century like literary weirdo this guy Ilas Kennedy um Italian guy this book called wrote this book called Crowds and Power where he attempts to he attempts to describe the entirety of human history and anthropology in terms of crowds.”
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Debt
Debt: The First 5,000 Years by David Graeber is an anthropological examination of how debt systems, financial classes, and power dynamics have shaped human civilization over millennia.
Recommended“a really a much better book that was important was also David Greyber's debt.”
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Books Vicky Osterweil wrote
Appearances
| Episode | Podcast | Date | Books |
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| It Could Happen Here Weekly 3 | Behind the Bastards | 2021-10-02 | 2 |
Other mentions (2: passing, ad reads, own books)
“I think that's why people liked Settlers by Jakai so much.”
“I mean, I wrote a book that came out last year called In Defense of Looting came out in 2020 with Bold Type.”