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Empire of Cotton: A New History of Global Capitalism

Empire of Cotton: A New History of Global Capitalism

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For about 900 years, from 1000 to 1900, cotton was the world's most important manufacturing industry. It remains a vast business. This book tells the history of the overwhelming role played by cotton in dictating the shape of our world. It is also a case history of how the wor...

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Product ID:	9780141979984
Product Form:	Paperback / softback
Country of Manufacture:	GB
Title:	Empire of Cotton
Subtitle:	A New History of Global Capitalism
Authors:	Author: Sven Beckert
Page Count:	640
Subjects:	General and world history, General & world history, Colonialism and imperialism, Economic history, Apparel, garment and textile industries, Colonialism & imperialism, Economic history, Textile industries, Modern period, c 1500 onwards
Description:	Select Guide Rating For about 900 years, from 1000 to 1900, cotton was the world's most important manufacturing industry. It remains a vast business. This book tells the history of the overwhelming role played by cotton in dictating the shape of our world. It is also a case history of how the world works. WINNER OF THE 2015 BANCROFT PRIZE WINNER OF THE 2015 PHILIP TAFT PRIZE FINALIST FOR THE 2015 PULITZER PRIZE FOR HISTORY SHORTLISTED FOR THE 2015 CUNDHILL PRIZE IN HISTORICAL LITERATURE Economist BOOKS OF THE YEAR 2015 ''Knowledgeable and stunning'' Orhan Pamuk ''A masterpiece of the historian''s craft'' The Nation For about 900 years, from 1000 to 1900, cotton was the world''s most important manufacturing industry. It remains a vast business - if all the cotton bales produced in 2013 had been stacked on top of each other they would have made a somewhat unstable tower 40,000 miles high. Sven Beckert''s superb new book is a history of the overwhelming role played by cotton in dictating the shape of our world. It is both a gripping narrative and a brilliant case history of how the world works.
Imprint Name:	Penguin Books Ltd
Publisher Name:	Penguin Books Ltd
Country of Publication:	GB
Publishing Date:	2015-10-29

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Weight	434 g
Dimensions	130 × 196 × 29 mm