Empire of Cotton: A Global History
Autor Sven Beckerten Limba Engleză Paperback – 9 noi 2015
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The empire of cotton was, from the beginning, a fulcrum of constant global struggle between slaves and planters, merchants and statesmen, workers and factory owners. Sven Beckert makes clear how these forces ushered in the world of modern capitalism, including the vast wealth and disturbing inequalities that are with us today.
In a remarkably brief period, European entrepreneurs and powerful politicians recast the world s most significant manufacturing industry, combining imperial expansion and slave labor with new machines and wage workers to make and remake global capitalism. The result is a book as unsettling as it is enlightening: a book that brilliantly weaves together the story of cotton with how the present global world came to exist.
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Specificații
ISBN-13: 9780375713965
ISBN-10: 0375713964
Pagini: 640
Dimensiuni: 132 x 201 x 36 mm
Greutate: 0.59 kg
Editura: Vintage Publishing
ISBN-10: 0375713964
Pagini: 640
Dimensiuni: 132 x 201 x 36 mm
Greutate: 0.59 kg
Editura: Vintage Publishing
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Recenzii
A
masterpiece
of
the
historian's
craft:
combining
a
global
scope
with
concern
for
the
nuances
of
individual
experience,
Beckert
tracks
the
fortunes
of
a
single
commodity,
cotton,
across
six
continents
and
thousands
of
years.
That
sweeping
project
is
driven
by
the
attempt
to
unravel
the
causes
and
consequences
of
one
overarching
puzzle:
"why,
after
many
millennia
of
slow
economic
growth,
a
few
strands
of
humanity
in
the
late
eighteenth
century
suddenly
got
much
richer."
On
the
way
to
his
answer,
Beckert
uncovers
a
history
he
claims
"provides
the
key
to
understanding
the
modern
world."
.
.
.
The
belief
that
discovering
the
origins
of
economic
growth
might
unlock
modernity's
secrets
raises
questions
that
are
even
more
tantalizing
A fascinating and profound examination of the history of a crop that played a transformative role in the making of the modern world. Beckert manages to keep in view a remarkable cast of characters, from planters and slaves in the United States to British industrialists and factory workers, and farmers in India, Egypt, and China.The Empire of Cottonis global history as it should be written
Masterly . . . Deeply researched and eminently readable, "Empire of Cotton" gives new insight into the relentless expansion of global capitalism. With graceful prose and a clear and compelling argument, Beckert not only charts the expansion of cotton capitalism. . . he addresses the conditions of enslaved workers in the fields and wage workers in the factories. An astonishing achievement
Persuasive . . . brilliant . . . Beckert's detailed narrative never scants the rich complexity of the cotton trade's impact on many different societies
Empire of Cotton' proves Sven Beckert one of the new elite of genuinely global historians. Too little present-day academic history is written for the general public. 'Empire of Cotton' transcends this barrier and should be devoured eagerly, not only by scholars and students but also by the intelligent reading public. The book is rich and diverse in the treatment of its subject. The writing is elegant, and the use of both primary and secondary sources is impressive and varied. Overviews on international trends alternate with illuminating, memorable anecdotes . . . Beckert's book made me wish for a sequel
Important . . .a major work of scholarship that will not be soon surpassed as the definitive account of the product that was, as Beckert puts it, the Industrial Revolution's 'launching pad
Hefty, informative, and engaging . . . Beckert's narrative skills keep the story of capitalism fresh and interesting for all readers
An engrossing narrative
Beckert is a big-order thinker. His book offers a masterly picture of the empire of cotton as an economic system that held together myriad different parts...Beckert's ability to write a history on this scale is impressive indeed
Sven Beckert'sEmpire of Cotton: A Global Historyis certainly a must-read for specialists as well as the lay reader. The lucid style and the wide canvas, both in time and space, make the book riveting
A fascinating and profound examination of the history of a crop that played a transformative role in the making of the modern world. Beckert manages to keep in view a remarkable cast of characters, from planters and slaves in the United States to British industrialists and factory workers, and farmers in India, Egypt, and China.The Empire of Cottonis global history as it should be written
Masterly . . . Deeply researched and eminently readable, "Empire of Cotton" gives new insight into the relentless expansion of global capitalism. With graceful prose and a clear and compelling argument, Beckert not only charts the expansion of cotton capitalism. . . he addresses the conditions of enslaved workers in the fields and wage workers in the factories. An astonishing achievement
Persuasive . . . brilliant . . . Beckert's detailed narrative never scants the rich complexity of the cotton trade's impact on many different societies
Empire of Cotton' proves Sven Beckert one of the new elite of genuinely global historians. Too little present-day academic history is written for the general public. 'Empire of Cotton' transcends this barrier and should be devoured eagerly, not only by scholars and students but also by the intelligent reading public. The book is rich and diverse in the treatment of its subject. The writing is elegant, and the use of both primary and secondary sources is impressive and varied. Overviews on international trends alternate with illuminating, memorable anecdotes . . . Beckert's book made me wish for a sequel
Important . . .a major work of scholarship that will not be soon surpassed as the definitive account of the product that was, as Beckert puts it, the Industrial Revolution's 'launching pad
Hefty, informative, and engaging . . . Beckert's narrative skills keep the story of capitalism fresh and interesting for all readers
An engrossing narrative
Beckert is a big-order thinker. His book offers a masterly picture of the empire of cotton as an economic system that held together myriad different parts...Beckert's ability to write a history on this scale is impressive indeed
Sven Beckert'sEmpire of Cotton: A Global Historyis certainly a must-read for specialists as well as the lay reader. The lucid style and the wide canvas, both in time and space, make the book riveting
Premii
- Bancroft Prize Winner, 2015
- Pulitzer Prize Finalist, 2015
- Cundill Prize Finalist, 2015