Slavery's Capitalism: A New History of American Economic Development by Seth Rockman, Sven Beckert

Slavery's Capitalism: A New History of American Economic Development

Seth Rockman, Sven Beckert

416 pages first pub 2016 (editions)

nonfiction economics history race challenging informative slow-paced
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During the nineteenth century, the United States entered the ranks of the world's most advanced and dynamic economies. At the same time, the nation sustained an expansive and brutal system of human bondage. This was no mere coincidence. Slavery's ...

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