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Empire of cotton : a global history / Sven Beckert.

Beckert, Sven,(author.).
E-book E-book (2014.)
Description: 1 online resource.
Publisher: New York : Knopf, 2014.

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  • ISBN: 9780385353250 (electronic bk.)
  • ISBN: 0385353251 (electronic bk.)
General Note:
Title from resource description page (Recorded Books, viewed June 19, 2014).
Bibliography, etc.:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents:
Introduction -- The rise of a global commodity -- Building war capitalism -- The wages of war ... Read More
Summary:
The epic story of the rise and fall of the empire of cotton, its centrality in the world economy, ... Read More
Awards:
Cundill Prize in Historical Literature Finalist, 2015.
Citation: Beckert, Sven. "Empire of cotton : a global history." New York : Knopf, 2014.
 

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