Tropical Babylons
Sugar and the Making of the Atlantic World, 1450-1680
The idea that sugar, plantations, slavery, and capitalism were all present at the birth of the Atlantic world has long dominated scholarly thinking. In nine original essays by a multinational group of top scholars, Tropical Babylons re-evaluates this so-called sugar revolution. The most comprehensive comparative study to date of early Atlantic sugar economies, this collection presents a revisionist examination of the origins of society and economy in the Atlantic world.Focusing on areas colonized by Spain and Portugal (before the emergence of the Caribbean sugar colonies of England, France, and Holland), these essays show that despite relianc…
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Produktdetails
- ISBN: 978-0-8078-5538-6
- EAN: 9780807855386
- Produktnummer: 1634960
- Verlag: The University of North Carolina Press
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2004
- Seitenangabe: 364 S.
- Masse: H23.4 cm x B15.6 cm x D2.1 cm 586 g
- Abbildungen: Paperback
- Gewicht: 586
Über den Autor
Stuart B. Schwartz is George Burton Adams Professor of History and Master of Ezra Stiles College at Yale University. He is author or editor of several books, including Slaves, Peasants, and Rebels: Reconsidering Brazilian Slavery.
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