British Capitalism and Caribbean Slavery

The Legacy of Eric Williams

Stanley L Engerman author Barbara Lewis Solow author

Format:Paperback

Publisher:Cambridge University Press

Published:8th Jul '04

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These essays explore the relationship between Great Britain and her plantation slave colonies in the Caribbean.

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.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.

ISBN: 9780521533201

Dimensions: 229mm x 152mm x 20mm

Weight: 549g

356 pages