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25 September 2021

9:00 AM

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9:00 AM

Shutdown: How Covid Shook the World’s Economy Adam Tooze

Allen Lane, pp.368, 25

Are you ready to relive 2020? That’s what Adam Tooze is offering as he tells the story of Covid-19 through the spectacular and terrifying economic consequences created by the global health crisis. For many, the answer will be a simple no. But for others looking to make sense of an utterly surreal year, Shutdown might seem an obvious place to start.

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