Slave Power: Its Character, Career, and Probable Designs - Being an Attempt to Explain Real Issues Involved in American Contest

Klappentext First published in 1862, this clear analysis of the issues involved in the American Civil War influenced international opinion. Zusammenfassung First published in 1862! this analysis of the economics of slavery as a cause of the American Civil War did much to bring British public opinion to support the Union. Written by one of the foremost economists of the day! he argues that history is chiefly shaped by economic causes. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface; 1. Introductory - the case stated; 2. The economic basis of slavery; 3. Internal organization of slave societies; 4. Tendencies of slave societies; 5. Internal development of slave societies; 6. External policy of slave societies; 7. The career of the slave power; 8. The designs of the slave power; 9. General conclusions.

Product details

• Authors: John Elliott Cairnes, Cairnes John Elliott
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 09.12.2010
• EAN: 9781108024334
• ISBN: 978-1-108-02433-4
• No. of pages: 328
• Series: Cambridge Library Collection -; Cambridge Library Collection - Slavery and Abolition
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > General, dictionaries; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; HISTORY / Caribbean & West Indies / General, c 1500 onwards to present day, Early modern history: c 1450/1500 to c 1700, History and Archaeology