Econocide : British Slavery in the Era of Abolition /

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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...

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Main Author: Drescher, Seymour (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Chapel Hill : The University of North Carolina Press, [2010]
Edition:Second edition.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Slavery.
Slave trade.
Antislavery movements.
HISTORY > Europe > Great Britain.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Slavery.
Esclaves > Commerce > Antilles britanniques > Histoire.
Esclaves > Commerce > Grande-Bretagne > Histoire.
Slave trade > West Indies, British > History.
Slave trade > Great Britain > History.
Slavery > West Indies, British > History.
Antislavery movements > Great Britain > History.
West Indies > British West Indies.
Great Britain.
History.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
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Summary: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.
Physical Description:1 online resource (312 pages): illustrations
ISBN:9781469604329

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