Tropical Babylons : sugar and the making of the Atlantic World, 1450-1680

Tropical Babylons : sugar and the making of the Atlantic World, 1450-1680 /

"Tropical Babylons' explores the early development of the sugar industry across the Atlantic world, using case studies from Iberia, Brazil, islands of the Caribbean & of the Atlantic itself to illustrate the differences in technology, plantation management & the social consequences...

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Other Authors: Schwartz, Stuart B. (Editor)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Chapel Hill : University of North Carolina Press, [2004]
Subjects:
Sugar trade > Atlantic Ocean Region > History.
Plantations > Atlantic Ocean Region > History.
Slavery > Atlantic Ocean Region > History.
Capitalism > Atlantic Ocean Region > History.
Capitalism.
Plantations.
Slavery.
Sugar trade.
Enslavement > Atlantic Ocean Region > History.
Atlantic Ocean Region.
Electronic books.
History.
Online Access:Connect to this title online (unlimited users allowed)
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Summary:"Tropical Babylons' explores the early development of the sugar industry across the Atlantic world, using case studies from Iberia, Brazil, islands of the Caribbean & of the Atlantic itself to illustrate the differences in technology, plantation management & the social consequences of the 'sugar revolution."
Physical Description:1 online resource (347 pages) : illustrations, maps
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 312-330) and index.
ISBN:9780807895627
0807895628
9781469603667
1469603667

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