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Empire of cotton : a global history /

"The empire of cotton was, from the beginning, a fulcrum of constant global struggle between slaves and planters, merchants and statesmen, workers and factory owners. Sven Beckert makes clear how these forces ushered in the world of modern capitalism, including the vast wealth and disturbing in...

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Main Author: Beckert, Sven.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2015, ©2014.
Edition:1st Vintage books ed.
Subjects and Genres:
Cotton trade > History.
Cotton plantation workers > History.
Slavery > Economic aspects.
Enslaved persons.
Textile workers.
Capitalism > History.
Labor > History.
Cotton textile industry > History.
Travailleurs des plantations de coton > Histoire.
Esclaves.
Travailleurs du textile.
Travail > Histoire.
Tissus de coton > Industrie > Histoire.
enslaved people.
textile workers.
Capitalism.
Cotton plantation workers.
Cotton textile industry.
Cotton trade.
Labor.
History.
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Call Number: HD 9870.5 .B43 2015
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