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Editorial Reviews
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In his companion volume to The Overthrow of Colonial Slavery (Routledge, 1988), Blackburn, editor of the New Left Review, traces the development of slavery in the New World. He argues that independent traders and businessmen intent on capitalizing on the birth of consumer societies were the driving force behind the rise of the Atlantic slave trade and the sustenance of the plantation system. Thus, although early-modern European states endorsed and profited from slavery, private commercial interests are held primarily responsible for the cruelties of slave traffic and the inhumane conditions of the plantation. In his extremely well-researched and readable book, the author also explains how an emerging racial consciousness was used to legitimize New World slavery and how the plantation contributed to the industrial and military success of the United States and Europe. Highly recommended for academic collections.?Raymond J. Palin, St. Thomas Univ., Miami, Fla.
Copyright 1997 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.
The Economist
... an honest and reasonable historian.... Mr. Blackburn's command, also admirable, ranges from statistics about the slave trade to the kind of music which survived on the plantation, and includes some extremely well-chosen illustrations. No comparable history pulls together so much recent work on the economy and ideology of early modern slavery, or consistently maintains such a sure and honourable tone in its narration. --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.
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In his companion volume to The Overthrow of Colonial Slavery (Routledge, 1988), Blackburn, editor of the New Left Review, traces the development of slavery in the New World. He argues that independent traders and businessmen intent on capitalizing on the birth of consumer societies were the driving force behind the rise of the Atlantic slave trade and the sustenance of the plantation system. Thus, although early-modern European states endorsed and profited from slavery, private commercial interests are held primarily responsible for the cruelties of slave traffic and the inhumane conditions of the plantation. In his extremely well-researched and readable book, the author also explains how an emerging racial consciousness was used to legitimize New World slavery and how the plantation contributed to the industrial and military success of the United States and Europe. Highly recommended for academic collections.?Raymond J. Palin, St. Thomas Univ., Miami, Fla.
Copyright 1997 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.
The Economist
... an honest and reasonable historian.... Mr. Blackburn's command, also admirable, ranges from statistics about the slave trade to the kind of music which survived on the plantation, and includes some extremely well-chosen illustrations. No comparable history pulls together so much recent work on the economy and ideology of early modern slavery, or consistently maintains such a sure and honourable tone in its narration. --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.
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