For over three centuries, slavery in the Americas fuelled the growth of capitalism. But the stirrings of a revolutionary age in the late eighteenth century challenged this ‘peculiar institution’ and set the scene for great acts of emancipation in Haiti in 1804, in the United States in the 1860s and Brazil in the 1880s. Blackburn argues that the anti-slavery movement helped forge the political and social ideals we live by today.
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Robin Blackburn is the critically acclaimed author of The Making of New World Slavery, The Overthrow of Colonial Slavery and The American Crucible. He is Emeritus Professor at the University of Essex and was a Distinguished Visiting Professor at the New School in New York. He lives in London
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Taal Engels ● Formaat EPUB ● Pagina’s 520 ● ISBN 9781781685365 ● Bestandsgrootte 4.2 MB ● Uitgeverij Verso ● Stad London ● Land GB ● Gepubliceerd 2013 ● Downloadbare 24 maanden ● Valuta EUR ● ID 3231294 ● Kopieerbeveiliging Adobe DRM
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