Empire of cotton : a global history / by Sven Beckert
By
Beckert, Sven
Item Type
Paperback (Book)
Serial
15510
Publisher
Vintage Books
Description
xxii, 615 pages
ISBN / ISSN No.
9780385353250
Subject
1. Cotton textile industry -- History; 2. Cotton trade - History; 3. Slavery -- Economics aspects; 4. Textile workers; 5. Labour -- History.
Summay
The empire of cotton was, from the beginning, a fulcrum of constant global struggle between slaves and planters, merchants and statesmen, workers and factory owners. Sven Beckert makes clear how these forces ushered in the world of modern capitalism, including the vast wealth and disturbing inequalities that are with us today.
In a remarkably brief period, European entrepreneurs and powerful politicians recast the world’s most significant manufacturing industry, combining imperial expansion and slave labor with new machines and wage workers to make and remake global capitalism.
DDC Classification No.
338.4767721
Accession No.
15510
Shelving location
52
Status
Available
Category
Social Sacience
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