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90 years of Monopoly: how the ‘new craze’ morphed from socialist critique to capitalist dream

  • Written by Lisa J. Hackett, Senior Lecturer, Sociology & Criminology, University of New England
90 years of Monopoly: how the ‘new craze’ morphed from socialist critique to capitalist dream© Hulton-Deutsch Collection/CORBIS/Corbis via Getty Images

Monopoly is the best-selling licensed board game of all time, popular since its 1935 release when “the new craze” swept the world.

It has remained a staple, with over 390,000 copies sold in Australia to date.

Its transformation from an economic critique to a capitalist icon...

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