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Econocide: British Slavery in the Era of Abolition

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In this classic analysis and refutation of Eric Williams's 1944 thesis, Seymour Drescher argues that Britain's abolition of the slave trade in 1807 resulted not from the diminishing value of slavery for Great Britain but instead from the British public's mobilization against the slave trade, which forced London to commit what Drescher terms "econocide." This action, he argues, was detrimental to Britain's economic interests at a time when British slavery was actually at the height of its potential. Originally published in 1977, Drescher's work was instrumental in undermining the economic determinist interpretation of abolitionism that had dominated historical discourse for decades following World War II. For this second edition, which includes a foreword by David Brion Davis, Drescher has written a new preface, reflecting on the historiography of the British slave trade since this book's original publication.
Request Code : ZLIBIO1371678
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Year:
2010
Edition:
Second Edition
Publisher:
The University of North Carolina Press
Language:
English
Pages:
312
ISBN 10:
0807834467
ISBN 13:
9780807834466
ISBN:
0807834467,9780807834466

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