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Econocide : British slavery in the era of abolition /
In this classic analysis and refutation of Eric Williams's 1944 thesis, Seymour Drescher argues that Britain's abolition of the slave trade in 1807 resulted not from the diminishing value of slavery for Great Britain but instead from the British public's mobilization against the slave...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Chapel Hill :
The University of North Carolina Press,
[2010]
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| Edición: | Second edition. |
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | In this classic analysis and refutation of Eric Williams's 1944 thesis, Seymour Drescher argues that Britain's abolition of the slave trade in 1807 resulted not from the diminishing value of slavery for Great Britain but instead from the British public's mobilization against the slave trade, which forced London to commit what Drescher terms "econocide." This action, he argues, was detrimental to Britain's economic interests at a time when British slavery was actually at the height of its potential. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xxxii, 279 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780807899595 0807899593 9781469604329 1469604329 |