Empire of Cotton: A Global History: 9780375713965: Beckert, Sven

Empire of Cotton: The Ultimate Guide to Understanding Global Capitalism's Unsettling Origins Discover the untold story of how cotton transformed global capitalism, leading to the inequalities we face today.

This Pulitzer Prize finalist masterfully weaves together the history of cotton with the forces that shaped modern capitalism.

Learn how 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 create global capitalism. With graceful prose and a clear argument, Beckert not only charts the expansion of cotton capitalism but also addresses the conditions of enslaved workers in the fields and wage workers in the factories.

This groundbreaking work provides important insights into the relentless expansion of global capitalism and its impact on modern society. Don't miss out on this astonishing achievement that has been praised by leading scholars and reviewers.

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