Slavery, Capitalism, and Politics in the Antebellum Republic Vol. 1Commerce and Compromise, 1820-1850 |
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| Author:
| Ashworth, John |
| ISBN: | 978-0-521-47994-3 |
| Publication Date: | Jan 1996 |
| Publisher: | Cambridge University Press
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | AUD $58.95 |
Book Description:
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The first volume of a two-volume account of slavery, capitalism and politics in the forty years before the Civil War is a novel reinterpretation, from a Marxist perspective, of American political and economic development as well as a synthesis of existing scholarship on slavery.
The first volume of a two-volume account of slavery, capitalism and politics in the forty years before the Civil War is a novel reinterpretation, from a Marxist perspective, of American political and economic development as well as a synthesis of existing scholarship on slavery.