A Global History of Runaways: Workers, Mobility, and Capitalism, 1600-1850 Volume 28

by Marcus Rediker

Book Overview

During global capitalism's long ascent from 1600-1850, workers of all kinds--slaves, indentured servants, convicts, domestic workers, soldiers, and sailors--repeatedly ran away from their masters and bosses, with profound effects. A Global History of Runaways, edited by Marcus Rediker, Titas Chakraborty, and Matthias van Rossum, compares and connects runaways in the...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0520304365
• ISBN13: 9780520304369
• Release Date: July 2019
• Publisher: University of California Press
• Length: 280 Pages
• Weight: 0.87 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.0" x 8.9"