Economic Consequences of the Atlantic Slave Trade

Solow, Barbara L.

ISBN 10: 0739194003 / ISBN 13: 9780739194003

Edité par Lexington Books, 2016

In. N° de réf. du vendeur ria9780739194003_new

Synopsis :

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.

À propos des auteurs: Barbara L. Solow retired from the W. E. B. Du Bois Research Institute at Harvard University after having taught economics at Brandeis University and Boston University.

Dale Tomich is professor of sociology and deputy director of the Fernand Braudel Center at Binghamton University.

Détails bibliographiques

Titre : Economic Consequences of the Atlantic Slave ...
Éditeur : Lexington Books
Date d'édition : 2016
Reliure : Couverture souple
Etat : New