Empire of Cotton
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Empire of Cotton by Sven Beckert
WINNER OF THE BANCROFT PRIZE * A Pulitzer Prize finalist that's as unsettling as it is enlightening: a book that brilliantly weaves together the story of cotton with how the present global world came to exist.
"Masterly ... An astonishing achievement." --The New York Times
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 inequalities that are with us today.
In a remarkably brief period, European entrepreneurs and powerful politicians recast the world's most significant manufacturing industry, combining imperial expansion and slave labor with new machines and wage workers to make and remake global capitalism.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780375713965 |
| ISBN 10 | 0375713964 |
| Title | Empire of Cotton |
| Author | Sven Beckert |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Random House USA Inc |
| Year published | 2015-11-10 |
| Number of pages | 640 |
| Prizes | Winner of Bancroft Prize 2015, Short-listed for Pulitzer Prize (History) 2015 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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