A review by jhamel
Empire of Cotton: A Global History by Sven Beckert

3.0

I really wish that this book was either only half as long, or that I had swaths more time. the topic is fascinating, the writing academic and extremely thorough, but it isn't a fit for my current reading needs. maybe one day there will be s less scholarly "lite" version telling the epic tale, in the meantime, I'll aim to return to this periodically but infrequently.