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Slavery, Capitalism, and the Brits

Slavery, Capitalism, and the Brits

Update: 2025-11-03
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What did the trafficking and labor of enslaved Africans do to and for the British empire? What role did slavery in the Caribbean play in capitalism’s expansion in Britain? Steve Cushion weighs in on these and other matters, including key dimensions of British abolitionism and stances taken by British elites and workers toward the U.S. Civil War.


Steve Cushion, Slavery in the British Empire and its Legacy in the Modern World Monthly Review Press, 2025


 


 


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Slavery, Capitalism, and the Brits

Slavery, Capitalism, and the Brits

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