Slavery and Historical Capitalism During the Nineteenth Century

This collection examines slavery and its relationship to international capital during the nineteenth century. With thematic chapters and case studies written by an international array of contributors, this volume analyzes the historiography of Atlantic slavery and investigates the slave economies of the US South, Cuba, and Brazil.

List of contents

Introduction, Dale Tomich
Chapter 1: Why the Second Slavery? Robin Blackburn
Chapter 2: Slavery in Historical Capitalism: Toward a Theoretical History of the Second Slavery, Dale Tomich
Chapter 3: Historical Slavery and Capitalism in Cuban Historiography, José Antonio Piqueras
Chapter 4: Slavery in Nineteenth Century Brazil: History and Historiography, Rafael Marquese and Ricardo Salles
Chapter 5: The Second Slavery: Modernity in the Nineteenth-Century South and the Atlantic World, Anthony E. Kaye

About the author

Dale Tomich is professor of sociology and deputy director of the Fernand Braudel Center at Binghamton University.

Product details

• Authors: Dale Tomich
• Assisted by: Dale Tomich (Editor)
• Publisher: Lexington Books
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.10.2017
• EAN: 9781498565837
• ISBN: 978-1-4985-6583-7
• No. of pages: 216
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Modern era up to 1918; USA, South America, Modern history to 20th century: c 1700 to c 1900, Cuba, HISTORY / World, HISTORY / Historiography, HISTORY / United States / 19th Century, HISTORY / Caribbean & West Indies / Cuba, HISTORY / Latin America / South America, c 1800 to c 1900, 19th century, c 1800 to c 1899, General & world history, Historiography, United States of America, USA, General and world history, History of the Americas