The Economic Aspect of the Abolition of the West Indian Slave Trade and Slavery

Description: The Economic Aspect of the Abolition of the West Indian Slave Trade and Slavery by Eric Williams, Dale W. Tomich, William Darity, Jr. Eric Williamss influential and widely debated Capitalism and Slavery, first published in 1944, was based on his previously unavailable dissertation, now in book form for the first time. The significant differences between his two seminal works allow us to reconsider questions... FORMAT Hardcover LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description In his influential and widely debated Capitalism and Slavery, Eric Williams examined the relation of capitalism and slavery in the British West Indies. Binding an economic view of history with strong moral argument, his study of the role of slavery in financing the Industrial Revolution refuted traditional ideas of economic and moral progress and firmly established the centrality of the African slave trade in European economic development. He also showed that mature industrial capitalism in turn helped destroy the slave system. Establishing the exploitation of commercial capitalism and its link to racial attitudes, Williams employed a historicist vision that has set the tone for an entire field. Williamss profound critique became the foundation for studies of imperialism and economic development and has been widely debated since the books initial publication in 1944. The Economic Aspect of the Abolition of the West Indian Slave Trade and Slavery now makes available in book form for the first time his dissertation, on which Capitalism and Slavery was based. The significant differences between his two works allow us to rethink questions that were considered resolved and to develop fresh problems and hypotheses. It offers the possibility of a much deeper reconsideration of issues that have lost none of their urgency—indeed, whose importance has increased. Author Biography Eric Williams was the most prominent intellectual from the English-speaking Caribbean in the twentieth century. He was a leader of West Indian independence and the prime minister of Trinidad and Tobago from 1955 to 1981. His groundbreaking book, Capitalism and Slavery, was first published in 1944 and most recently reissued in 1994.Dale W. Tomich is professor of sociology and history at Binghamton University, State University of New York, and deputy director of the Fernand Braudel Center. William Darity Jr. is Arts and Sciences Professor of Public Policy, African and African American Studies, and Economics at Duke University. Table of Contents PrefaceDale TomichIntroduction: From the Dissertation to Capitalism and Slavery: Did Williamss Abolition Thesis Change?William Darity Jr.The Economic Aspect of the Abolition of the West Indian Slave Trade and SlaveryEric WilliamsIntroductionPart IChapter 1: The Impolicy of the Slave SystemChapter 2: The Superiority of the French West IndiesChapter 3: East India SugarChapter 4: The Attempt to Secure an International AbolitionChapter 5: The West Indian ExpeditionsChapter 6: The Significance of the West Indian ExpeditionsChapter 7: The Abolition of the Slave TradePart IIChapter 8: The Abolitionists and EmancipationChapter 9: The Foreign Slave TradeChapter 10: East India SugarChapter 11: The Distressed AreasChapter 12: The Industrialists and EmancipationEpilogueAppendix I: "The Influential Men"Appendix II: Ramsay as an AuthorityAppendix III: The Intercolonial Slave TradeBibliography Review The fact that Williamss previously hard to access doctoral thesis is now available to the general public will help to clarify important aspects of the Williams Thesis and its genesis. . . . The route from dissertation to final text runs parallel to Williamss trajectory from a young black student combating racism and imperial narratives at Oxford to the future prime minister of an independent nation. Apart from being an important historiographical document, Williamss dissertation is therefore also a historical source in its own right. . . . [R]econsidering the making of the Williams Thesis can have a profound impact on how we view its later interpretations and current relevance. . . . The Economic Aspect provides important insights into the genealogy of the Williams Thesis that are much harder to grasp from the more polemical, and more layered text of Capitalism and Slavery. . . . The publication of The Economic Aspect finally makes it possible for a wider audience to retrace Williamss steps. In the process, we can start to disentangle Williamss complicated relationship to the Oxford imperial historians, radical predecessors and contemporaries, and the emerging anti-colonial struggles of his day. * International Review Of Social History *Here readers will find the original formulation of some of the ideas that led to Eric Williamss long-famous Capitalism and Slavery, which addressed, among a wide range of provocative issues, why Britain abolished the slave trade and slavery within its empire during the early years of the nineteenth century largely for strong economic rather than humanitarian reasons, though both sources of motivation carried weight. This new book shows the dissertation as a separate, if closely related, intellectual project of great insight. The published dissertation will surely awaken new interest in Williamss ideas that have sparked so much heated debate in their continued global relevance to issues related to capitalism, power, poverty, and much more. -- David Barry Gaspar, Duke UniversityA major publishing event for scholars and students of slavery, abolition, capitalism, and the Atlantic world. The appearance of Eric Williamss thesis will mark a turning point in the historical debates that his work has long fueled. -- Christopher Schmidt-Nowara, Tufts University Long Description In his influential and widely debated Capitalism and Slavery, Eric Williams examined the relation of capitalism and slavery in the British West Indies. Binding an economic view of history with strong moral argument, his study of the role of slavery in financing the Industrial Revolution refuted traditional ideas of economic and moral progress and firmly established the centrality of the African slave trade in European economic development. He also showed that mature industrial capitalism in turn helped destroy the slave system. Establishing the exploitation of commercial capitalism and its link to racial attitudes, Williams employed a historicist vision that has set the tone for an entire field. Williamss profound critique became the foundation for studies of imperialism and economic development and has been widely debated since the books initial publication in 1944. The Economic Aspect of the Abolition of the West Indian Slave Trade and Slavery now makes available in book form for the first time his dissertation, on which Capitalism and Slavery was based. The significant differences between his two works allow us to rethink questions that were considered resolved and to develop fresh problems and hypotheses. It offers the possibility of a much deeper reconsideration of issues that have lost none of their urgency--indeed, whose importance has increased. Review Quote Here readers will find the original formulation of some of the ideas that led to Eric Williamss long-famous Capitalism and Slavery, which addressed, among a wide range of provocative issues, why Britain abolished the slave trade and slavery within its empire during the early years of the nineteenth century largely for strong economic rather than humanitarian reasons, though both sources of motivation carried weight. This new book shows the dissertation as a separate, if closely related, intellectual project of great insight. The published dissertation will surely awaken new interest in Williamss ideas that have sparked so much heated debate in their continued global relevance to issues related to capitalism, power, poverty, and much more. Details ISBN1442231394 Author William Darity, Jr. Short Title ECONOMIC ASPECT OF THE ABOLITI Series World Social Change Language English ISBN-10 1442231394 ISBN-13 9781442231399 Media Book Format Hardcover Residence US Year 2014 Publication Date 2014-02-07 Place of Publication Lanham, MD Country of Publication United States Edited by Dale W. Tomich Imprint Rowman & Littlefield UK Release Date 2014-02-07 AU Release Date 2014-02-07 NZ Release Date 2014-02-07 US Release Date 2014-02-07 Illustrations Illustrations, unspecified; Tables; Black & White Illustrations Pages 278 Publisher Rowman & Littlefield DEWEY 306.36209 Audience Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:137333214;

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