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Empire of Cotton: A New History of Global Capitalism
Sven Beckert
Empire of Cotton: A New History of Global Capitalism
Sven Beckert
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.
640 pages
Media | Books Paperback Book (Book with soft cover and glued back) |
Released | October 29, 2015 |
ISBN13 | 9780141979984 |
Publishers | Penguin Books Ltd |
Pages | 640 |
Dimensions | 196 × 130 × 29 mm · 438 g |
Language | English |
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