Capitalism and Slavery
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Capitalism and Slavery is a seminal historical study by Eric Williams that argues the rise and decline of slavery in the British Empire were fundamentally driven by economic forces tied to the development of capitalism.
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| Capitalism and Slavery canonical | 1 |
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| instanceOf |
book
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historical study ⓘ |
| academicDiscipline |
Caribbean studies
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economic history ⓘ history ⓘ |
| argues |
profits from West Indian slavery and the slave trade contributed significantly to the development of British industrial capitalism
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slavery declined when it ceased to be economically profitable for British capitalists ⓘ |
| author | Eric Williams NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centralThesis |
British abolition of the slave trade was motivated primarily by economic self‑interest rather than humanitarianism
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the rise and decline of slavery in the British Empire were driven by economic forces ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| describedAs |
classic of Caribbean historiography
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seminal work on slavery and capitalism ⓘ |
| focusesOnPeriod |
17th century
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18th century ⓘ early 19th century ⓘ |
| genre | non‑fiction ⓘ |
| hasISBN | 9780807844885 ⓘ |
| hasReissue |
1960s reprint by University of North Carolina Press
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21st‑century reissues and new editions ⓘ |
| impact |
influenced later dependency and world‑systems theories of underdevelopment
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sparked extensive scholarly debate on the economic impact of slavery ⓘ |
| influenced |
historiography of British abolition
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historiography of slavery ⓘ studies of capitalism and empire ⓘ |
| influencedBy | Marxist economic theory ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mediaType | print ⓘ |
| notableFor |
challenging moral and humanitarian explanations of abolition
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linking the growth of British industrial capitalism to slavery and the slave trade ⓘ |
| originalPublisher | André Deutsch NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| pageCount | 224 ⓘ |
| placeOfComposition |
Trinidad and Tobago
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United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placesInContext |
development of British capitalism
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transition from mercantilism to industrial capitalism ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1944 ⓘ |
| publisher | University of North Carolina Press NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedConcept | Williams thesis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting |
British Empire
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Caribbean colonies ⓘ |
| subject |
Atlantic slave trade
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British capitalism ⓘ abolition of the slave trade ⓘ economic history ⓘ slavery in the British Empire ⓘ |
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