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
© Hulton-Deutsch Collection/CORBIS/Corbis via Getty ImagesMonopoly 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...




