Capitalism’s Dark Complexion

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Race, Markets and the Politics of Value

Pushkala Prasad (Skidmore College)

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English

Bristol University Press
29 May 2026

Social discrimination; Ethnic studies; Ethnic minorities & multicultural studies; Economic systems & structures; Economic history

Has capitalism always partnered with race? This book examines how capitalism operates through racialised structures across different moments in global history. Moving beyond conventional class-based analyses, the book deepens our understanding of capitalism's effects by exploring how race has been used to value, control and exploit populations. From slavery and colonial dispossession to global divisions of labour, sex tourism and consumerism, Prasad offers a vital critique of how capitalism damages not only those it devalues but also shapes the way we all live-and the condition of the planet itself.

By: Pushkala Prasad (Skidmore College)
Imprint: Bristol University Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 156mm,
ISBN: 9781529244632
ISBN 10: 1529244633
Pages: 234
Publication Date: 29 May 2026
Audience: College/higher education , Further / Higher Education
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

1. Capitalism’s Dark Complexion: Race, Markets and the Global System of Valuation 2. Dispossession by Any Means: Native American Encounters with Racialized Capitalism 3. Profiting from Human Capital: Chattel Slavery and the Commodification of Black Bodies 4. The Color of Sweat: Racialized Global Divisions of Labor 5. All-Consuming Racism: Divided Markets, Colored Desires 6. Exhausting the Racialized Body: Capitalist Extractions of Pleasure and Life from Populations of Color 7. The Future of Racial Capitalism: Possibilities for Resistance and Transformation

Pushkala Prasad is the Zankel Professor of Management in the Department of Management and Business at Skidmore College.

Reviews for Capitalism’s Dark Complexion: Race, Markets and the Politics of Value

“Pushkala Prasad exposes the brutal realities of racial exploitation and dispossession that have defined capitalism throughout history. An essential read for anyone seeking to understand and challenge capitalism today”, Carl Rhodes, UTS Business School and author of Woke Capitalism. “Capitalism's Dark Complexion magnificently interrogates capitalism’s racialized foundations, advancing critical, historical insights into global systems of valuation and structural inequities”, Todd Bridgman, Victoria University of Wellington. “In gripping and clear prose, Capitalism’s Dark Complexion moves from Atlantic slavery to contemporary sex tourism, from Adam Smith to Black Lives Matter, revealing how racism has been part of capitalism from the beginning. This is an important book”, Angela Zimmerman, George Washington University. “This book offers a comprehensive and thought-provoking analysis of the often-overlooked relationship between racism and capitalism, along with its implications for the Global South”, Ernesto Noronha, Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad.