Economic Growth and the Ending of the Transatlantic Slave Trade Hardback
by David (College Master, Algonquin College, Ontario, College Master, Algonquin College, Ontario Eltis
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This study is the first to consider the consequences of Britain's abolition of the Atlantic slave trade for British imperial expansion and the world economy.
It argues that the British led the way in ending that trade just when it was beginning to be important for the world economy, when there was a great need for labour around the world, and shows that Britain's control of the slave trade and great reliance on slave labour had played a major role in its empire's rise to world economic dominance.
Contesting the view that Britain stood to benefit from the abolition of the slave trade, the author shows that British economic expansion was hindered greatly as a result.
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- Format:Hardback
- Pages:448 pages, 12 charts
- Publisher:Oxford University Press Inc
- Publication Date:06/08/1987
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- ISBN:9780195041354
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Out of StockMore expected soonContact us for further information
- Format:Hardback
- Pages:448 pages, 12 charts
- Publisher:Oxford University Press Inc
- Publication Date:06/08/1987
- Category:
- ISBN:9780195041354