Slavery, Family, and Gentry Capitalism in the British Atlantic: The World of the Lascelles, 1648-1834
(Part of the Cambridge Studies in Economic History - Second Series Series)
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From the mid-seventeenth century to the 1830s, successful gentry capitalists created an extensive business empire centered on slavery in the West Indies, but inter-linked with North America, Africa, and Europe. S. D. Smith examines the formation of this British Atlantic World from the perspective of Yorkshire aristocratic families who invested in the West Indies. At the heart of the book lies a case study of the plantation-owning Lascelles and the...
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0521143004
ISBN13:9780521143004
Release Date:June 2010
Publisher:Cambridge University Press
Length:400 Pages
Weight:1.29 lbs.
Dimensions:0.9" x 6.0" x 9.0"
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