This collection examines slavery and its relationship to international capital during the nineteenth century. With thematic chapters and case studies written by

Slavery helped finance the Industrial Revolution in England. Plantation owners, shipbuilders, and merchants connected with the slave trade accumulated vast fort

"Slavery throughout the capitalist world-economy expands. The old zones in one way or another reach their limits and the new zones break through: to become part

During the nineteenth century, the United States entered the ranks of the world's most advanced and dynamic economies. At the same time, the nation sustained an

Assessing a unique collection of more than eighty images, this innovative study of visual culture reveals the productive organization of plantation landscapes i