Slavery, Capitalism and the Industrial Revolution Berg Maxine
Slavery, Capitalism and the Industrial Revolution Berg Maxine The role of slavery in driving Britain's economic development is often debated but seldom given a central place.In their remarkable new…
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Slavery, Capitalism and the Industrial Revolution Berg Maxine
The role of slavery in driving Britain's economic development is often debated but seldom given a central place.In their remarkable new book, Maxine Berg and Pat Hudson "follow the money" to document in revealing detail the role of slavery in the making of Britain's industrial revolution. The forces set in motion by the slave and plantation trades seeped into almost every aspect of the economy and society.In textile mills, iron and copper smelting, steam power, and financial institutions, slavery played a crucial part. Slavery was not just a source of wealth for a narrow circle of slave owners who built grand country houses and filled them with luxuries.
Things we might think far removed from the taint of slavery, like 18th century fashions for indigo- patterned cloth, sweet tea, snuff boxes, mahogany furniture, ceramics and silverware, were intimately
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