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TROPICAL BABYLONS
SUGAR AND THE MAKING OF THE ATLANTIC WORLD, 1450-1680 |
| By: |
Stuart B. Schwartz (Editor) |
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Paperback |
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£45.95 |
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| ISBN 10: |
0807855383 |
| ISBN 13: |
9780807855386 |
| Publisher: |
THE UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA PRESS |
| Pub. date: |
6 September, 2004 |
| Pages: |
360 |
| Description: |
The idea that sugar, plantations, slavery, and capitalism were all present at the birth of the Atlantic world has long dominated scholarly thinking. Nine essays by a multinational group of scholars re-evaluate this so-called "sugar revolution," presenting a revisionist examination of the origins of society and economy in the Atlantic world. |
| Synopsis: |
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," presenting a revisionist examination of the origins of society and economy in the Atlantic world. Focusing on areas colonized by Spain and Portugal, these essays show that despite reliance on common knowledge and technology, there were considerable variations in the way sugar was produced. With studies of Iberia, Madeira and the Canary Islands, Hispaniola, Cuba, Brazil, and Barbados, this volume demonstrates the similarities and differences between plantation colonies, questions the very idea of a sugar revolution, and shows how the specific conditions in each colony influenced the way sugar was produced and the impact of that crop on the formation of "tropical Babylons" - multiracial societies of great oppression. |
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12 illustrations,21 tables, 3 maps, 11 figures |
| Publication: |
US |
| Imprint: |
The University of North Carolina Press |
| Returns: |
Returnable |
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