| British Capitalism and Caribbean Slavery: The Legacy of Eric Williams Revised Edition Contributor(s): Solow, Barbara Lewis (Author), Engerman, Stanley L. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0521533201 ISBN-13: 9780521533201 Publisher: Cambridge University Press OUR PRICE: $56.04 Product Type: Paperback Published: July 2004 Annotation: Modern scholarship on the relationship between British capitalism and Caribbean slavery has been profoundly influenced by Eric Williams??'s 1944 classic, Capitalism and Slavery. The present volume represents the proceedings of a conference on Caribbean Slavery and British Capitalism convened in his honour in 1984, and includes essays on Dr Williams??'s scholarly work and influence. These essays, by thirteen scholars from the United States, England, Africa, Canada and the Caribbean, explore the relationship between Great Britain and her plantation slave colonies in the Caribbean. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Caribbean & West Indies - General |
| Dewey: 306.362 |
| Series: Studies in Interdisciplinary History |
| Physical Information: 0.79" H x 6" W x 9" (1.15 lbs) 356 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Caribbean & West Indies |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Modern scholarship on the relationship between British capitalism and Caribbean slavery has been profoundly influenced by Eric Williams's 1944 classic, Capitalism and Slavery. The present volume represents the proceedings of a conference on Caribbean Slavery and British Capitalism convened in his honour in 1984, and includes essays on Dr Williams's scholarly work and influence. These essays, by thirteen scholars from the United States, England, Africa, Canada and the Caribbean, explore the relationship between Great Britain and her plantation slave colonies in the Caribbean. |
