116. Professions vs. Managers. The rise and fall of the

116. Professions vs. Managers. The rise and fall of the professions. Interview with Hannah Forsyth

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What is the history behind the rise and fall of the professions? How is their story linked to the rise of management especially since the 1970s? And how does it all relate to what happens in the modern university? Find out answers to all these questions in this in-depth interview with historian Dr Hannah Forsyth, author of Virtue Capitalists: the rise and fall of the professional class in the Anglophone world c.1870-2008 (2023). For more ways to see the world more clearly with some quality history, subscribe to my free weekly newsletter at jeffrich.substack.com, and check all my content at theburningarchive.com --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/jeff-rich4/message

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