Dr. Lydia Potts is a sociologist who currently teaches at the University of Oldenburg, Germany. In the course of researching this book, she travelled extensively throughout many of the countries which supply migrant workers to the rest of the world.

• Introduction1. Origins: The Spanish Colonization of America (1492-1700)2. The Age of Slavery: The Transcontinental Forced Migration of the African Peoples (1700-1850)3. Coolie Labour as a New Form of Slavery: The Asian Peoples on the World Market for Labour Power (1830-1920)4. Africa since 1880: From Colonial Forced Labour and Migrant Labour to Labour Migration and the Homelands System5. The Capitalist Metropole and the World Market for Labour Power6. The World Market for Labour Power According to Theories of Imperialism and Development7. Elements of a Theory of the World Market for Labour PowerBibliographyIndex

'An important contribution to our historical understanding of how capitalism functions. Well researched.'Maria Mies, author of Patriarchy and Accumulation on a World Scale'A very worthy and well written book.'Robin Cohen, author of The New Helots'Potts's outstanding achievement us to provide an overview of the transfers of labour since the discovery of America. Her pioneering study is consistently concerned with highlighting the double exploitation of women.'Peripherie

Dr. Lydia Potts is a sociologist who currently teaches at the University of Oldenburg, Germany. In the course of researching this book, she travelled extensively throughout many of the countries which supply migrant workers to the rest of the world.

• Introduction1. Origins: The Spanish Colonization of America (1492-1700)2. The Age of Slavery: The Transcontinental Forced Migration of the African Peoples (1700-1850)3. Coolie Labour as a New Form of Slavery: The Asian Peoples on the World Market for Labour Power (1830-1920)4. Africa since 1880: From Colonial Forced Labour and Migrant Labour to Labour Migration and the Homelands System5. The Capitalist Metropole and the World Market for Labour Power6. The World Market for Labour Power According to Theories of Imperialism and Development7. Elements of a Theory of the World Market for Labour PowerBibliographyIndex

'An important contribution to our historical understanding of how capitalism functions. Well researched.'Maria Mies, author of Patriarchy and Accumulation on a World Scale'A very worthy and well written book.'Robin Cohen, author of The New Helots'Potts's outstanding achievement us to provide an overview of the transfers of labour since the discovery of America. Her pioneering study is consistently concerned with highlighting the double exploitation of women.'Peripherie

Dr. Lydia Potts is a sociologist who currently teaches at the University of Oldenburg, Germany. In the course of researching this book, she travelled extensively throughout many of the countries which supply migrant workers to the rest of the world.

• Introduction1. Origins: The Spanish Colonization of America (1492-1700)2. The Age of Slavery: The Transcontinental Forced Migration of the African Peoples (1700-1850)3. Coolie Labour as a New Form of Slavery: The Asian Peoples on the World Market for Labour Power (1830-1920)4. Africa since 1880: From Colonial Forced Labour and Migrant Labour to Labour Migration and the Homelands System5. The Capitalist Metropole and the World Market for Labour Power6. The World Market for Labour Power According to Theories of Imperialism and Development7. Elements of a Theory of the World Market for Labour PowerBibliographyIndex

'An important contribution to our historical understanding of how capitalism functions. Well researched.'Maria Mies, author of Patriarchy and Accumulation on a World Scale'A very worthy and well written book.'Robin Cohen, author of The New Helots'Potts's outstanding achievement us to provide an overview of the transfers of labour since the discovery of America. Her pioneering study is consistently concerned with highlighting the double exploitation of women.'Peripherie