| Description |
xviii, 286 p. : illus., maps ; 22 cm. |
| Note |
Supplemented by: "Evidence and methods, a supplement" (xi, 267 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.) published: Boston : Little, Brown, 1974. Call number: 331.11734 F687t Supp. |
| Contents |
Slavery and the cliometric revolution -- The international context of U.S. slavery -- Occupations and markets -- Profits and prospects -- The anatomy of exploitation -- The origins of the economic indictment of slavery -- Paradoxes of forced labor -- Implications for our time. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Awards |
Bancroft Prize, 1975. |
| Subject |
Slavery -- Economic aspects
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Slavery -- Econometric models.
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| Added Author |
Engerman, Stanley L.
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| ISBN |
0316287008 |
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