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Beckerts thesis is about how instrumental the plantage slavery system was to what he is calling «The great connecting» of the world economy and European ascent in it. Going so far as to call the non carribic America's the hinterland of the, mostly sugar, plantations in the islands.
— Jan 17, 2026 02:32PM
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Been searching for a general economic history overview for a while now, and this recently published book my dad happened to read, at least from the indicators I can gauge before reading it, perfectly hits the mark.
— Dec 27, 2025 09:33AM
