The economic aspect of the abolition of the West Indian slave trade and slavery /
Williams, Eric Eustace, 1911-1981,
The economic aspect of the abolition of the West Indian slave trade and slavery / Eric Williams ; edited by Dale W. Tomich ; introduction by William Darity Jr. - 1 online resource - World social change . - World social change. .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Preface / Dale Tomich -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- From the dissertation to capitalism and slavery : did Williams' abolition thesis change? / William Darity, Jr. -- The economic aspect of the abolition of the West Indian slave trade and slavery -- Thesis submitted to the board of the faculty of modern history of the university of Oxford for the degree of doctor of philosophy -- Eric williams.
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 capitalism worldwide. Eric Williams advanced these powerful ideas in the influential and widely debated Capitalism and Slavery, published in 1944 and based on his previously unavailable dissertation, now available in book form for the first time. Williams's profound critique became the foundation for studies of imperialism and economic development. Establ.
9781442231405 (electronic bk.) 1442231408 (electronic bk.)
BD8925F7-723F-488B-9D2D-D879557C33DD OverDrive, Inc. http://www.overdrive.com
Industries--History.--Great Britain
Slave trade--Great Britain.
Esclaves--Commerce--Grande-Bretagne.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS--Exports & Imports.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS--International--General.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS--International--Marketing.
POLITICAL SCIENCE--International Relations--Trade & Tariffs.
Economic history.
Industries.
Slave trade.
Great Britain--Economic conditions.
Grande-Bretagne--Conditions économiques.
Great Britain.
Electronic books.
History.
HC254.5 / .W5 2014eb
382/.4409729
The economic aspect of the abolition of the West Indian slave trade and slavery / Eric Williams ; edited by Dale W. Tomich ; introduction by William Darity Jr. - 1 online resource - World social change . - World social change. .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Preface / Dale Tomich -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- From the dissertation to capitalism and slavery : did Williams' abolition thesis change? / William Darity, Jr. -- The economic aspect of the abolition of the West Indian slave trade and slavery -- Thesis submitted to the board of the faculty of modern history of the university of Oxford for the degree of doctor of philosophy -- Eric williams.
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 capitalism worldwide. Eric Williams advanced these powerful ideas in the influential and widely debated Capitalism and Slavery, published in 1944 and based on his previously unavailable dissertation, now available in book form for the first time. Williams's profound critique became the foundation for studies of imperialism and economic development. Establ.
9781442231405 (electronic bk.) 1442231408 (electronic bk.)
BD8925F7-723F-488B-9D2D-D879557C33DD OverDrive, Inc. http://www.overdrive.com
Industries--History.--Great Britain
Slave trade--Great Britain.
Esclaves--Commerce--Grande-Bretagne.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS--Exports & Imports.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS--International--General.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS--International--Marketing.
POLITICAL SCIENCE--International Relations--Trade & Tariffs.
Economic history.
Industries.
Slave trade.
Great Britain--Economic conditions.
Grande-Bretagne--Conditions économiques.
Great Britain.
Electronic books.
History.
HC254.5 / .W5 2014eb
382/.4409729