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The economic consequences of the Atlantic slave trade

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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>

Title The economic consequences of the Atlantic slave trade / Barbara L. Solow.
Publisher Lanham, Maryland : Lexington Books
Creation Date 2014
Notes Description based upon print version of record.
Includes bibliographical references and index at the end of each chapters.
English
Content 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
Extent 1 online resource (159 p.)
Language English
Copyright Date ©2014
National Library system number 997010711425605171
MARC RECORDS

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