Empire of Cotton : a global history /

"The epic story of the rise and fall of the empire of cotton, its centrality in the world economy, and its making and remaking of global capitalism. Sven Beckert's rich, fascinating book tells the story of how, in a remarkably brief period, European entrepreneurs and powerful statesmen re...

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Autor principal:	Beckert, Sven
Formato:	Livro
Idioma:	inglês
Publicado em:	New York : Vintage books, 2014.
Assuntos:	Capitalism > History. Cotton plantation workers > History. Cotton textile industry > History. Cotton trade > History. Labor > History. Slavery > Economic aspects. Slaves. Textile workers. HISTORY / Social History. HISTORY / United States / 19th Century. HISTORY / World.
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