CAPITALISM AND SLAVERY
By Eric Williams
Synopsis
Williams traces the rise and fall of the Atlantic slave trade through the 18th and 19th centuries to show how it laid the foundations of the Industrial Revolution, and how racism arose as a means of rationalising an economic decision. Most significantly, he showed how slavery was only abolished when it ceased to become financially viable, exploding the myth of emancipation as a mark of Britain's moral progress.
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| Narrator | Bill Andrew Quinn |
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| Length | 8hrs 30mins |
| Catalogue No. | 15630 |
| Publisher | Penguin Audio; 2022 |
