We know the (first) industrial revolution occurred in Britain. But why? Detail Beckert's explanation (along with my lecture, which essentially refines his points) of why Britain would be the center of this new political economy called capitalism. What was it specifically about Britain, both domestically and internationally, that led it to be the first capitalist world superpower? Relate concepts and historical events that we covered in the first two weeks that would help facilitate this process of turning Britain 'capitalist'.

use The first part of the six-part series, "Capitalism part 1: Adam Smith, The Birth of the Free Market."

• Chapter 3, "The Wages of War Capitalism" from Sven Beckert's Empire of Cotton.

as references