Econocide : British Slavery in the Era of Abolition /

Mostrar otras versiones (1)

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...

Descripción completa

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Drescher, Seymour (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Chapel Hill : The University of North Carolina Press, [2010]
Edición:Second edition.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
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.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • List of Tables; List of Figures; Foreword; Preface to the Second Edition; Acknowledgments; 1 The Decline Theory of Abolition; 2 The 1770s as the Pivot of British Slavery; 3 The Protected Economy Before the French Slave Revolution; 4 The Unprotected Economy Before the French Slave Revolution; 5 The Growth of Slavery in the Era of British Supremacy; 6 The New Frontier and Abolition; 7 Economic Conjuncture and Abolition Bills, 1791-1806; 8 The Market Mechanism and Abolition; 9 Abolition and the Decline of British Slavery, 1808-1814; 10 Beyond Economic Interest; List of Abbreviations.

Ejemplares similares