Economic Consequences of the Atlantic Slave Trade

Häftad, Engelska, 2016

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The Economic Consequences of the Atlantic Slave Trade shows how the West Indian slave/sugar/plantation complex, organized on capitalist principles of private property and profit-seeking, joined the western hemisphere to the international trading system encompassing Europe, Africa, North America, and the Caribbean, and was an important determinant of the timing and pattern of the Industrial Revolution in England. The new industrial economy was no longer dependent on slavery for development, but rested instead on investment and innovation. Solow argues that abolition of the slave trade and emancipation should be understood in this context.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum2016-05-05
Mått153 x 227 x 12 mm
Vikt240 g
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor150
FörlagBloomsbury Publishing Plc
MedarbetareTomich,Dale
ISBN9780739194003

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Amerikas historia inom Historia och arkeologi
Slaveri inom Historia och arkeologi

Chapter 1: Capitalism and Slavery in the Exceedingly Long RunChapter 2: Slavery and ColonizationChapter 3: Eric Williams and His CriticsChapter 4: Why Columbus Failed: The New World without SlaveryChapter 5: Caribbean Slavery and British Growth: The Eric Williams HypothesisChapter 6: Marx, Slavery, and American Economic GrowthChapter 7: The Transition to Plantation Slavery: The Case of the British West Indies

Solow provides important insights for understanding the economics of slavery in the Americas. This posthumous volume brings together some of her seminal publications based on her research throughout the past twenty-five years. It well deserves to be collected in a convenient volume for scholars who study slavery in the Americas. The central theme is the significance of the institution of slavery in modern economic development. Always written with a brilliance and flare, Solow’s work ably outlines the basic features of slavery as a system and economic structure. Although her analysis is heavily weighted toward British and North American history, her explanation of slavery’s underpinnings in economic terms applies to any society in any time period.