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Each newsletter cites scholars such as Peter Anderson, Alexander Zevin, and William Appleman Williams, and references institutions like the World Bank, IMF, BlackRock, and the U.S. Department of Defense.
**Core creator and collection**
@adam_tooze:person {full_name:"Adam Tooze"}
@chartbook_collection:document {title:"Chartbook Newsletters", type:"Collection", creator:@adam_tooze, created:@date_2021_09_06, subjects:["Newsletters","History","Economics","Politics","International Relations"], description:"A collection of newsletters by Adam Tooze, covering historical, economic, and political topics.", place:["United States","Germany","China"]}
**Key publications (each a document of type newsletter unless noted otherwise)**
@chartbook_57_urkatastrophe:document {title:"Chartbook #57: 1914, the Urkatastrophe of the 20th century", subtitle:"On liberalism and the age of imperialism.", date:@date_2021_12_12, creator:@adam_tooze, type:"newsletter"}
@chartbook_5_audio:podcast {title:"Chartbook Audio #5: China Talk – Labor Day Holiday Listening", subtitle:"Jordan Schneider, Matt Klein and I talking economic history, China etc.", date:@date_2021_09_06, creator:@adam_tooze, type:"audio"}
@chartbook_3_shutdown:document {title:"Chartbook on Shutdown #3: Why does the World Bank care about its bond rating?", subtitle:"The Alice in Wonderland world of multilateral development finance.", date:@date_2021_09_08, creator:@adam_tooze, type:"newsletter"}
@chartbook_36_afghanistan:document {title:"Chartbook #36 After Afghanistan: No Post‑American world", subtitle:"The spending plans of America's soldiers analyzed.", date:@date_2021_09_12, creator:@adam_tooze, type:"newsletter"}
@chartbook_38_german_election:document {title:"Chartbook #38: German election", subtitle:"A lackluster battle leaves Europe hanging in the balance.", date:@date_2021_09_18, creator:@adam_tooze, type:"newsletter"}
@chartbook_44_cross_of_gold:document {title:"Chartbook #44: The Cross of Gold – populism, democratic iterations and the politics of money", subtitle:"Looking back at an early (de)flation panic.", date:@date_2021_10_10, creator:@adam_tooze, type:"newsletter"}
@chartbook_39_blackstone_baby:document {title:"Chartbook #39: Blackstone and baby formula – more tremors in the nexus of big money and China's state capitalism.", date:@date_2021_09_25, creator:@adam_tooze, type:"newsletter"}
@chartbook_41_interlocking_crises:document {title:"Chartbook #41: The interlocking crises that will shape the future of the Biden Presidency", subtitle:"Infrastructure bill, reconciliation bill, debt ceiling", date:@date_2021_09_29, creator:@adam_tooze, type:"newsletter"}
**Books and major works referenced**
@shutdown:document {title:"Shutdown", author:@adam_tooze, type:"book", description:"A book on the COVID‑19 crisis and its political economy."}
@cross_of_gold_speech:document {title:"Cross of Gold Speech", author:@william_jennings_bryan, date:@date_1896_07_09, type:"speech"}
@the_great_divergence:book {title:"The Great Divergence", author:@ken_robinson, type:"book"}
@commercial_capitalism_book:book {title:"A Brief History of Commercial Capitalism", author:@jairus_banaji, type:"book"}
**Key persons (content‑specific)**
@alexander_zevin:person {full_name:"Alexander Zevin"}
@william_kentridge:person {full_name:"William Kentridge"}
@jordan_schneider:person {full_name:"Jordan Schneider"}
@matt_klein:person {full_name:"Matt Klein"}
@mia_amor_mottley:person {full_name:"Mia Amor Mottley"}
@william_jennings_bryan:person {full_name:"William Jennings Bryan"}
@olaf_scholz:person {full_name:"Olaf Scholz"}
@armin_laschet:person {full_name:"Armin Laschet"}
@angela_merkel:person {full_name:"Angela Merkel"}
@ray_dalio:person {full_name:"Ray Dalio"}
@john_authers:person {full_name:"John Authers"}
@bill_bishop:person {full_name:"Bill Bishop"}
@kevin_orourke:person {full_name:"Kevin O’Rourke"}
@jeffrey_williamson:person {full_name:"Jeffrey Williamson"}
@william_appleman_williams:person {full_name:"William Appleman Williams"}
@fritz_fischer:person {full_name:"Fritz Fischer"}
@rosa_luxemburg:person {full_name:"Rosa Luxemburg"}
@ja_hobson:person {full_name:"J. A. Hobson"}
**Key organisations / places (content‑specific)**
@evergrande:organization {full_name:"China Evergrande Group"}
@blackrock:organization {full_name:"BlackRock"}
@blackstone:organization {full_name:"Blackstone"}
@imf:organization {full_name:"International Monetary Fund"}
@world_bank:organization {full_name:"World Bank"}
@ft:organization {full_name:"Financial Times"}
@foreign_policy:organization {full_name:"Foreign Policy"}
@new_statesman:organization {full_name:"New Statesman"}
@pentagon:organization {full_name:"U.S. Department of Defense (Pentagon)"}
@military_industrial_complex:concept {description:"The network of defense contractors, armed services, and related industries in the United States"}
@us_china_tensions:concept {description:"Strategic and economic rivalry between the United States and China"}
@imperialism:concept {description:"A policy of extending a country's power and influence through colonisation, use of military force, or other means"}
@age_of_imperialism:concept {description:"The period (roughly 1870‑1914) characterised by intensified imperial expansion"}
@liberalism:concept {description:"A political ideology centred on liberty and equality"}
@world_war_i:event {description:"The First World War (1914‑1918)"}
@afghanistan:place {full_name:"Afghanistan"}
@germany:place {full_name:"Germany"}
@united_states:place {full_name:"United States"}
@china:place {full_name:"China"}
@british_empire:organization {full_name:"British Empire"}
@german_empire:organization {full_name:"German Empire"}
@spd:organization {full_name:"Social Democratic Party of Germany"}
@cdu:organization {full_name:"Christian Democratic Union"}
@csu:organization {full_name:"Christian Social Union"}
@fdp:organization {full_name:"Free Democratic Party"}
@greens:organization {full_name:"Alliance 90/The Greens"}
@die_linke:organization {full_name:"The Left (Die Linke)"}
**Selected relationships (illustrative of the knowledge graph)**
1. **Authorship / creation**
@chartbook_57_urkatastrophe -> created_by -> @adam_tooze
@chartbook_5_audio -> created_by -> @adam_tooze
@chartbook_3_shutdown -> created_by -> @adam_tooze
@chartbook_36_afghanistan -> created_by -> @adam_tooze
@chartbook_38_german_election -> created_by -> @adam_tooze
@chartbook_44_cross_of_gold -> created_by -> @adam_tooze
@chartbook_39_blackstone_baby -> created_by -> @adam_tooze
@chartbook_41_interlocking_crises -> created_by -> @adam_tooze
2. **Document‑to‑collection**
@chartbook_57_urkatastrophe -> part_of -> @chartbook_collection
@chartbook_5_audio -> part_of -> @chartbook_collection
@chartbook_3_shutdown -> part_of -> @chartbook_collection
(and similarly for the other newsletters)
3. **Topic mentions**
@chartbook_57_urkatastrophe -> mentions -> @world_war_i
@chartbook_57_urkatastrophe -> mentions -> @imperialism
@chartbook_57_urkatastrophe -> mentions -> @age_of_imperialism
@chartbook_57_urkatastrophe -> mentions -> @liberalism
@chartbook_57_urkatastrophe -> mentions -> @us_china_tensions
@chartbook_57_urkatastrophe -> mentions -> @alexander_zevin (quoted)
@chartbook_3_shutdown -> mentions -> @world_bank
@chartbook_3_shutdown -> mentions -> @imf
@chartbook_3_shutdown -> mentions -> @dssi:concept {full_name:"Debt Service Suspension Initiative"}
@chartbook_36_afghanistan -> mentions -> @afghanistan
@chartbook_36_afghanistan -> mentions -> @united_states (military presence)
@chartbook_38_german_election -> mentions -> @spd, @cdu, @greens, @die_linke, @olaf_scholz, @armin_laschet, @angela_merkel
@chartbook_44_cross_of_gold -> mentions -> @william_jennings_bryan, @cross_of_gold_speech
@chartbook_39_blackstone_baby -> mentions -> @blackstone, @evergrande, @us_china_tensions
@chartbook_41_interlocking_crises -> mentions -> @biden:person (implicitly via “Biden Presidency”)
@chartbook_41_interlocking_crises -> mentions -> @infrastructure_bill:concept
@chartbook_41_interlocking_crises -> mentions -> @reconciliation_bill:concept
@chartbook_41_interlocking_crises -> mentions -> @debt_ceiling:concept
4. **Citations / references**
@chartbook_57_urkatastrophe -> cites -> @peter_anderson:person (via Perry Anderson)
@chartbook_57_urkatastrophe -> cites -> @alexander_zevin (via quote)
@chartbook_44_cross_of_gold -> cites -> @william_jennings_bryan:speech (Cross of Gold)
5. **Books / works referenced**
@chartbook_57_urkatastrophe -> references -> @william_appleman_williams:book (Tragedy of American Diplomacy)
@chartbook_57_urkatastrophe -> references -> @fritz_fischer:book (Griff nach der Weltmacht)
@chartbook_44_cross_of_gold -> references -> @cross_of_gold_speech
6. **Podcast participants**
@chartbook_5_audio -> hosts -> @jordan_schneider
@chartbook_5_audio -> hosts -> @matt_klein
@chartbook_5_audio -> guest -> @william_kentridge
7. **Political figures in German election coverage**
@chartbook_38_german_election -> discusses -> @olaf_scholz (candidate)
@chartbook_38_german_election -> discusses -> @armin_laschet (candidate)
@chartbook_38_german_election -> discusses -> @angela_merkel (incumbent)
8. **Economic analyses**
@chartbook_41_interlocking_crises -> analyses -> @us_china_tensions (Western capital flowing into China)
@chartbook_41_interlocking_crises -> analyses -> @military_industrial_complex (US defense spending trends)
9. **Other notable mentions**
@chartbook_57_urkatastrophe -> mentions -> @tosh_zevin (via “Alexander Zevin”)
@chartbook_57_urkatastrophe -> mentions -> @pierre_anderson:person (via Perry Anderson)
@chartbook_57_urkatastrophe -> mentions -> @j_a_hobson:person (liberal version of imperialism)
10. **Events and dates**
@cross_of_gold_speech -> occurred_on -> @date_1896_07_09
@german_election_2021:event -> date -> @date_2021_09_26
**Summary**
The graph links Adam Tooze’s *Chartbook* collection to its individual newsletters, podcasts, and the major historical, economic, and political topics they discuss. It captures the central themes (World War I, imperialism, US‑China strategic rivalry, the Evergrande crisis, German electoral politics, and the “Shutdown” book) and connects each newsletter to the persons, organisations, concepts, and events it references. This structure enables queries such as “Which newsletters discuss the Evergrande crisis?” (→ @chartbook_39_blackstone_baby, @chartbook_3_shutdown) or “What concepts are linked to the 1914 Urkatastrophe newsletter?” (→ @world_war_i, @imperialism, @age_of_imperialism, @liberalism).Click to expand and load individual components
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