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Published: 20th July 1998Over a period of several centuries, Europeans developed an intricate system of plantation agriculture overseas that was quite different from the agricultural system used at home. Though the plantation complex centered on the American tropics, its influence was much wider. Much more than an economic order for the Americas, the plantation complex had an important place in world history. These essays concentrate on the intercontinental impact.
'This study of the transfer of slave plantations from the eastern Mediterranean to the tropical New World demonstrates [Curtin's] insight into transregional patterns. The detail in his wide-ranging account is impressive, and it provides the reader with an informative overview.' David A. Chappell, Journal of World History 'Anyone interested in New World foundations should begin with this collection; even experts will find thought-provoking moments here.' Choice
| Preface | |
| Beginnings | |
| The Mediterranean origins | |
| Sugar planting: from Cyprus to the Atlantic islands | |
| Africa and the slave trade | |
| Capitalism, feudalism, and sugar planting in Brazil | |
| Bureaucrats and freelances in Spanish America | |
| Seventeenth-Century Transition | |
| The sugar revolution and the settlement of the Caribbean | |
| Anarchy and imperial control | |
| Slave societies on the periphery | |
| Apogee and Revolution | |
| The slave trade and the West African economy in the eighteenth century | |
| Atlantic commerce in the eighteenth century | |
| The democratic revolution in the Atlantic basin | |
| Revolution in the French Antilles | |
| Aftermath | |
| Readjustments in the nineteenth century | |
| The end of slavery in the Americas | |
| Retrospect | |
| Table of Contents provided by Publisher. All Rights Reserved. |
ISBN: 9780521620765
ISBN-10: 0521620767
Series: Studies in Comparative World History
Audience:
Tertiary; University or College
Format:
Hardcover
Language:
English
Number Of Pages: 240
Published: 22nd December 2005
Publisher: CAMBRIDGE UNIV PR
Country of Publication: GB
Dimensions (cm): 22.86 x 15.24
x 1.75
Weight (kg): 0.52
Edition Number: 2
Edition Type: Revised
