The Rise and Fall of the Plantation Complex : Essays in Atlantic History - Philip Curtin

The Rise and Fall of the Plantation Complex

Essays in Atlantic History

By: Philip Curtin, Edmund III Burke (Editor), Philip D. Curtin (Editor)

Hardcover | 21 May 1998 | Edition Number 2

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Over a period of several centuries, Europeans developed an intricate system of plantation agriculture overseas that 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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'This study of the transfer of slave plantations from the eastern Mediterranean to the tropical New World demonstrates [Curtin's] insight into transregional patterns. The detail in his wide-ranging account is impressive, and it provides the reader with an informative overview.' David A. Chappell, Journal of World History 'Anyone interested in New World foundations should begin with this collection; even experts will find thought-provoking moments here.' Choice

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