Capitalism and Slavery

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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 powerf...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Williams, Eric
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Chapel Hill : The University of North Carolina Press, 1994.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Slave trade.
Industries.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Industries > General.
Esclaves > Commerce > Grande-Bretagne.
Slave trade > Great Britain.
Industries > Great Britain > History.
Great Britain.
History.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Cover Page; Capitalism and Slavery; Copyright Page; Dedication; CONTENTS; PREFACE; INTRODUCTION; 1 THE ORIGIN OF NEGRO SLAVERY; 2 THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE NEGRO SLAVE TRADE; 3 BRITISH COMMERCE AND THE TRIANGULAR TRADE; 4 THE WEST INDIA INTEREST; 5 BRITISH INDUSTRY AND THE TRIANGULAR TRADE; 6 THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION; 7 THE DEVELOPMENT OF BRITISH CAPITALISM 1783-1833; 8 THE NEW INDUSTRIAL ORDER; 9 BRITISH CAPITALISM AND THE WEST INDIES; 10 "THE COMMERCIAL PART OF THE NATION" AND SLAVERY; 11 THE "SAINTS" AND SLAVERY; 12 THE SLAVES AND SLAVERY; 13 CONCLUSION; NOTES; BIBLIOGRAPHY; INDEX.

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