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Empire of Cotton: A Global History
by Beckert, Sven
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket
- ISBN 10
- 0375414142
- ISBN 13
- 9780375414145
- Seller
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Traverse City, Michigan, United States
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About This Item
New York: Alfred A. Knopf. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 2014. First Edition. Hardcover. 0375414142 . "The epic story of the empire of cotton, its rise and fall, its centrality to the world economy, and its making and remaking of global capitalism." Highly rated and with extensive documentation, it contains an index and source notes in the rear. Original publisher's white cloth publisher's spine gilt spine lettering over white paper-covered covers. This is a nice clean, tight and unmarked book with no interior or exterior markings, no previous owner names and no bookplates. The dust jacket has a couple of tiny tears to the top edge at the spine, else it is in similarly nice condition with no chips, no other tears, and no markings.; B&W Illustrations, Maps; 8vo, 8"- 9" tall; 615 pages .
Synopsis
SVEN BECKERT is the Laird Bell Professor of American History at Harvard University. His work focuses on the history of capitalism, including its economic, social, political and transnational dimensions. Holding a PhD from Columbia University, he has been the recipient of numerous fellowships from institutions including the Harvard Business School, the Dorothy and Lewis B. Cullman Center for Scholars and Writers at the New York Public Library, and the Charles Warren Center for Studies in American History. He was also a fellow of the American Council of Learned Societies and the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Peninsula Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 21007
- Title
- Empire of Cotton: A Global History
- Author
- Beckert, Sven
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0375414142
- ISBN 13
- 9780375414145
- Publisher
- Alfred A. Knopf
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 2014
- Keywords
- 0375414142, Cotton, Cotton Industry, Textile Industry, Slaves, Slavery
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About the Seller
Peninsula Books
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Traverse City, Michigan
About Peninsula Books
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