Gurminder K. Bhambra

School of Global Studies, University of Sussex, Brighton, UK

A map of New France

Narrating inequality, eliding empire

Not accounting for the historical processes and legacies of colonialism in the construction of inequalities both within and across countries is a fatal flaw in Piketty’s analysis and undercuts the possibility of constructing a politics that could address the problems of our time.

March 29, 2021