Sven Beckert writes economic and global history about capitalism, labour and commodities. Empire of Cotton follows cotton from slavery and colonial land seizure through industrial manufacturing and global finance, showing how one commodity linked plantations, factories, merchants and states. His work on nineteenth-century capitalism also examines wealth, labour and the development of global markets beyond a purely national framework. Beckert's prose is expansive, analytical and evidence-rich, with economic systems explained through material production and human labour. The book is particularly useful for readers interested in how slavery and industrialisation belonged to the same expanding economic system. His work fits history of capitalism, slavery, commodity history and global economic history. Read more Less
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