Slavery's Capitalism: A New History of American Economic Development by Seth Rockman, Sven Beckert

Slavery's Capitalism: A New History of American Economic Development

Seth Rockman, Sven Beckert

nonfiction economics history race challenging informative slow-paced

416 pages | first published 2016

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During the nineteenth century, the United States entered the ranks of the world's most advanced and dynamic economies. At the same time, the nation sustained an expansive and brutal system of human bondage. This was no mere coincidence. Slavery's ...
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