Capitalism and Slavery by Eric Williams

Capitalism and Slavery

Eric Williams

304 pages first pub 1994 (editions)

nonfiction economics history politics challenging informative slow-paced
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Arguing that the slave trade was at the heart of Britain's economic progress, Eric Williams's landmark 1944 study revealed the connections between capitalism and racism, and has influenced generations of historians ever since. Williams traces the ...

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informative 100%
challenging 45%
reflective 31%
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sad 9%
emotional 4%
tense 4%

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