Capitalism & Slavery by Eric Williams, Colin A. Palmer

Capitalism & Slavery

Eric Williams, Colin A. Palmer

307 pages first pub 1994 (editions)

nonfiction economics history politics challenging informative slow-paced
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Slavery helped finance the Industrial Revolution in England. Plantation owners, shipbuilders, and merchants connected with the slave trade accumulated vast fortunes that established banks and heavy industry in Europe and expanded the reach of capi...

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