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Autore |
Solow Barbara L (Barbara Lewis) |
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Titolo |
The economic consequences of the Atlantic slave trade / / Barbara L. Solow |
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Lanham, Maryland : , : Lexington Books, , 2014 |
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©2014 |
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ISBN |
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0-7391-9400-3 |
0-7391-9247-7 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (159 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Slave trade - Africa - History |
Slave trade - America - History |
Slave trade - Europe - History |
Electronic books. |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index at the end of each chapters. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Contents; List of Figures, Tables and Charts; Preface; Introduction; Ch01. Capitalism and Slavery in the Exceedingly Long Run; Ch02. Slavery and Colonization; Ch03. Eric Williams and His Critics; Ch04. Why Columbus Failed: The New World without Slavery; Ch05. Caribbean Slavery and British Growth; Ch06. Marx, Slavery, and American Economic Growth; Ch07. The Transition to Plantation Slavery: The Case of the British West Indies; Publication History; Index; About the Author |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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<span><span style=""font-style:italic;"">The Economic Consequences of the Atlantic Slave Trade</span><span> places the sugar/slave/plantation complex of the British West Indies at the center of the Atlantic trading system, uniting the economies of western Europe, Africa, North America, and the Caribbean, and leading to the Industrial Revolution in England. It will interest teachers and scholars of Atlantic history, Africa, the British Empire, New England, the Industrial Revolution, abolition, and emancipation. </span></span> |
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