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Lecture series · recorded 2004

Economy, Society, and History

Economy, Society, and History is a free lecture series (10 recordings, 14.8 hours) you can stream or download at freecapitalists.org, with Hans-Hermann Hoppe.

Legal SystemThe EntrepreneurMoney and BanksMedia and CultureWar and Foreign PolicyStrategy

Read the book: Economy, Society, and History by Hans-Hermann Hoppe, free to download here.

Recorded lectures

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  1. 01

    The Nature of Man and the Human Condition: Language, Property, and Production 2004

    Hans-Hermann Hoppe · 1:28:23 · 43.6 MB · Recorded 3 September 2004

    Political TheoryPraxeologyLegal System

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  2. 02

    The Spread of Humans Around the World: The Extension and Intensification of the Division of Labor 2004

    Hans-Hermann Hoppe · 1:22:41 · 44.0 MB · Recorded 3 September 2004

    Political TheoryLegal System

    Read the transcript 7,538 words

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  3. 03

    Money and Monetary Integration: The Growth of Cities and the Globalization of Trade 2004

    Hans-Hermann Hoppe · 1:32:17 · 47.2 MB · Recorded 3 September 2004

    EntrepreneurshipMonopoly and CompetitionThe Entrepreneur

    Read the transcript 9,197 words

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  4. 04

    Time Preference, Capital, Technology, and Economic Growth 2004

    Hans-Hermann Hoppe · 1:25:49 · 45.5 MB · Recorded 3 September 2004

    Capital and Interest TheoryMoney and BankingMoney and Banks

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  5. 05

    The Wealth of Nations: Ideology, Religion, Biology, and Environment 2004

    Hans-Hermann Hoppe · 1:33:52 · 50.1 MB · Recorded 6 September 2004

    Philosophy and MethodologyMedia and Culture

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  6. 06

    The Production of Law and Order: Natural Order, Feudalism, and Federalism 2004

    Hans-Hermann Hoppe · 1:24:51 · 43.5 MB · Recorded 6 September 2004

    Political TheoryLegal System

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  7. 07

    Parasitism and the Origin of the State 2004

    Hans-Hermann Hoppe · 1:32:05 · 47.4 MB · Recorded 6 September 2004

    Political TheoryLegal System

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  8. 08

    From Monarchy to Democracy 2004

    Hans-Hermann Hoppe · 1:27:44 · 44.9 MB · Recorded 6 September 2004

    Political TheoryLegal System

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  9. 09

    State, War, and Imperialism 2004

    Hans-Hermann Hoppe · 1:39:00 · 52.2 MB · Recorded 6 September 2004

    Political TheoryWar and Foreign Policy

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  10. 10

    Strategy: Secession, Privatization, and the Prospects of Liberty 2004

    Hans-Hermann Hoppe · 1:21:32 · 42.4 MB · Recorded 6 September 2004

    Austrian Economics OverviewPolitical TheoryStrategy

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Speakers

Hans-Hermann Hoppe.

Recording dates and topics for 10 of these 10 lectures come from the Mises Institute's page for Economy, Society, and History, checked 2026-07-23.

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About this series

Is Economy, Society, and History free to listen to?
Yes. All 10 mirrored recordings stream in the browser or download as audio, at no cost and with no signup.
How long is Economy, Society, and History?
10 recordings, 14.8 hours in total.
Who lectures in Economy, Society, and History?
Hans-Hermann Hoppe.
When was Economy, Society, and History recorded?
2004, per the recording dates recovered for this series.
Is the book behind Economy, Society, and History available here?
Yes. Economy, Society, and History by Hans-Hermann Hoppe is in this archive as a free download, on its own page.
Is there a transcript of Economy, Society, and History?
Yes. Every lecture in the series has one, 84,476 words in total, free to read on each lecture's page and searchable in the browser.