Description: Further DetailsTitle: Capitalism and SlaveryCondition: NewEAN: 9781469663685ISBN: 9781469663685Publisher: The University of North Carolina PressFormat: PaperbackRelease Date: 04/30/2021Description: Slavery helped finance the Industrial Revolution in England. Plantation owners, shipbuilders, and merchants connected with the slave trade accumulated vast fortunes that established banks and heavy industry in Europe and expanded the reach of capitalism worldwide. Eric Williams advanced these powerful ideas in Capitalism and Slavery, published in 1944. Years ahead of its time, his profound critique became the foundation for studies of imperialism and economic development. Binding an economic view of history with strong moral argument, Williams's study of the role of slavery in financing the Industrial Revolution refuted traditional ideas of economic and moral progress and firmly established the centrality of the African slave trade in European economic development. He also showed that mature industrial capitalism in turn helped destroy the slave system. Establishing the exploitation of commercial capitalism and its link to racial attitudes, Williams employed a historicist vision that set the tone for future studies.William A. Darity Jr.'s new foreword highlights Williams's insights for a new generation of readers, and Colin Palmer's introduction assesses the lasting impact of Williams's groundbreaking work and analyzes the heated scholarly debates it generated when it first appeared.Language: EnglishCountry/Region of Manufacture: USItem Height: 235mmItem Length: 155mmItem Weight: 365gAuthor: Eric WilliamsGenre: HistoryTopic: Business & FinanceRelease Year: 2021 Missing Information?Please contact us if any details are missing and where possible we will add the information to our listing.
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Book Title: Capitalism and Slavery
Title: Capitalism and Slavery
EAN: 9781469663685
ISBN: 9781469663685
Release Date: 04/30/2021
Release Year: 2021
Country/Region of Manufacture: US
Genre: History
Topic: Business & Finance
Number of Pages: 272 Pages
Publication Name: Capitalism and Slavery, Third Edition
Language: English
Publisher: University of North Carolina Press
Publication Year: 2021
Item Height: 1 in
Subject: Political Economy, Economic History, Europe / Great Britain / General, African American
Type: Textbook
Item Weight: 12.7 Oz
Author: Eric Williams
Subject Area: Political Science, Business & Economics, History
Item Length: 9.2 in
Item Width: 6.1 in
Format: Trade Paperback
