Top Links Series

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Top Links Series

Overview

The Top Links Series is a collection of digital newsletters created by historian Adam Tooze in 2021. The series is published in English and is hosted on the PINAX platform. Each issue aggregates curated hyperlinks and commentary on a broad range of subjects—history, politics, economics, culture, art, music, literature, technology, international relations, labor, urbanization, monetary policy, cryptocurrency, natural disasters, real‑estate, architecture, war, colonialism, and regional studies of Africa, Europe, the Americas, and Asia. The collection is available through subscription tiers (annual, monthly, founders) and is accessed via a placeholder URL.

Background

Adam Tooze, a professor of history and author of works on global economic history, launched the series as a weekly digest of links that he deemed “top” for the week. The collection was assembled at the institution “test‑tooze” and is catalogued in the PINAX metadata system. The series reflects Tooze’s interdisciplinary approach to contemporary and historical events, drawing on scholarly sources, news articles, and social‑media commentary.

Contents

The archive contains eight issues (Nos. 18–24) dated from September 10 to October 2 2021. Each issue is a single HTML document that includes:

Curated links to books, articles, and reports (e.g., Commercial Capitalism by Jairus Banaji, the Tripartite Agreement* of 1936). * Commentary on current events (e.g., 9/11, the Evergrande crisis, Olaf Scholz’s campaign, the Fed’s 2013 meeting). * Embedded tweets from scholars and commentators (e.g., Olga Tuleninova, Bhgreeley, Walter Benjamin). * References to cultural artifacts (e.g., Glenn Gould, Isaac Levitan, Buster Keaton). * Mentions of institutions and concepts (e.g., Federal Reserve, CFA franc, B‑52 bomber, Rolls‑Royce).

The metadata records 84 entities (people, places, organizations, concepts, dates) and 62 relationships linking issues to these entities.

Scope

The collection covers a global geographic scope, referencing 24 countries and regions (United States, Germany, United Kingdom, France, Russia, China, Cuba, Senegal, Algeria, Peru, Syria, Bermuda, Baltimore, Paris, Atlanta, Kandahar, Jackson Hole, London, Berlin, Tokyo, Chengde, Surrey, Nuremberg). Topics span contemporary economic crises, historical events, cultural milestones, and geopolitical developments. The series is inclusive of interdisciplinary scholarship but does not contain primary archival documents; it functions as a curated commentary and link aggregator.

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@tweet_mottley_un_speech:document:type:tweet {author:@mike_mottley, date:@date_2021_09_06, content:"UNGA speech on global inequality"} 
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@frank_luther:person {full_name:"Franz Luther", role:"historian of Reformation"}
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@federal_reserve:organization {full_name:"Federal Reserve Board"}
@fomc_2013_meeting:event {title:"FOMC meeting Oct 2013", description:"Discussed debt‑ceiling crisis and shutdown"} 
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  • ✓ v4 (current) · 11/13/2025, 6:19:50 AM
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