TY  - BOOK
AU  - Heather Cateau
AU  - Verene Shepherd
PY  - 2026
CY  - New York, United States of America
PB  - Peter Lang Verlag
SN  - 9783034366953
TI  - "Capitalism and Slavery" Eighty Years Later
DO  - 10.3726/b23822
UR  - https://www.peterlang.com/document/1710663
N2  - Published to mark 80 years since the publication of Eric Williams’ Capitalism and Slavery, this edited collection offers a groundbreaking re-assessment of Williams, the economic arguments at the foundation of his work, and their applications in today’s world. Most of the papers were presented at a symposium hosted by the Caribbean Community in collaboration with the University of the West Indies, held to mark the 75th anniversary of the publication of the text. Collectively the authors provide rare insights from those closest to Williams; examine his approaches to national and regional development; expand and revise dimensions of his profitability thesis; and examine the evolution of the reparations movement, which uses the text as its foundation mantra. The book will be essential reading for anyone interested in the economic and human history of a Caribbean region on the cusp of a new era.
KW  - Eric Williams, Capitalism, Chattel Enslavement, Transatlantic Slave Trade, Caribbean, Reparation, Britain, Industrial Revolution, Scotland
LA  - English
ER  -