Capitalism & Slavery
- ISBN-10
- 023395676X
- ISBN-13
- 9780233956763
- Category
- Business & Economics / Economic Conditions
- Pages
- 285
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1964
- Publisher
- André Deutsch
- Author
- Eric Eustace Williams
Description
An economic study of the role of slavery in providing the capital for the industrial revoltion and the role of mature industrial capitalism in destroying the slave system. Beginning with the origins of Negro slavery and the development of the slave trade. Discussing how the "triange trade" built up shipping and other industries, and how its profits were invested widely. The impact of Adam Smith and the American Revolution on mercantilism, as well as government, capitalist, and humanitarian attitudes towards slavery are also explored.
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