Capitalism and Slavery

Name: Capitalism and Slavery
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ISBN: 9780807844885

ISBN-10: 0807844888

ISBN-13: 9780807844885

Edition: 1994 (Reprint)

Authors: Eric Williams, Colin A. Palmer

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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 powerful ideas inCapitalism and Slavery, published in 1944. Years ahead of its time, his profound critique became the foundation for studies of imperialism and economic development. Binding an economic view of history with strong moral argument, Williams's study of the role of slavery in financing the Industrial Revolution refuted traditional ideas of economic and moral progress and firmly established…

Book details

List price: $35.00
Copyright year: 1994
Publisher: University of North Carolina Press
Publication date: 10/14/1994
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 307
Size: 5.50" wide x 8.50" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 1.232
Language: English



Preface


Introduction




The Origin of Negro Slavery



The Development of the Negro Slave Trade



British Commerce and the Triangular Trade



The West India Interest



British Industry and the Triangular Trade



The American Revolution



The Development of British Capitalism, 1783-1833



The New Industrial Order



British Capitalism and the West Indies



"The Commercial Part of the Nation" and Slavery



The "Saints" and Slavery



The Slaves and Slavery



Conclusion


Notes


Bibliography


Index