Empire of Cotton: A Global History by Beckert, Sven - 2015-11-10

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New York, NY: Vintage, 2014. Paperback. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 615 pp. Tightly bound. Spine not compromised. Text is free of markings. Owner's name and blind stamp on front end paper.

Vintage, 2015-11-10. paperback. Interior is excellent. 5x1x8. good cover

Vintage, NY, 2014. Later Printing. Softcover. Fine Condition. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Science & Technology; Botany; ISBN/EAN: 9780375713965. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 9722. . 9780375713965

Vintage, 2015-11-09. paperback. Very Good. 6x0x9. Softcover. Very Good condition. Free of any markings and no writings inside. Clear Text. Minor shelf-wear. For any additional information or pictures, please inquire.

New York: Vintage Books; Random House, 2015. xxii, 615 pages, illustrations, maps; 21 cm. Tight, clean copy. "The epic story of the rise and fall of the empire of cotton, its centrality in the world economy, and its making and remaking of global capitalism. Sven Beckert's rich, fascinating book tells the story of how, in a remarkably brief period, European entrepreneurs and powerful statesmen recast the world's most significant manufacturing industry combining imperial expansion and slave labor with new machines and wage workers to change the world. Here is the story of how, beginning well before the advent of machine production in 1780, these men created a potent innovation (Beckert calls it war capitalism, capitalism based on unrestrained actions of private individuals; the domination of masters over slaves, of colonial capitalists over indigenous inhabitants), and crucially affected the disparate realms of cotton that had existed for millennia. We see how this thing called war… Read More

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