The rise and fall of the plantation complex: essays in Atlantic history

Over a period of several centuries, Europeans developed an intricate system of plantation agriculture overseas which 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...

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Main Author: Curtin, Philip D. 1922-2009 (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Cambridge Cambridge University Press 1998
Edition:Second edition
Series:Studies in comparative world history
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Links:https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511819414
https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511819414
https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511819414
Summary:Over a period of several centuries, Europeans developed an intricate system of plantation agriculture overseas which 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
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Physical Description:1 online resource (xiii, 222 pages)
ISBN:9780511819414
DOI:10.1017/CBO9780511819414