Tropical Babylons: Sugar and the Making of the Atlantic World, 1450-1680

by Stuart B. Schwartz

Book Overview

The idea that sugar, plantations, slavery, and capitalism were all present at the birth of the Atlantic world has long dominated scholarly thinking. In nine original essays by a multinational group of top scholars, Tropical Babylons re-evaluates this so-called "sugar revolution." The most comprehensive comparative study to date of early Atlantic sugar economies, this collection presents a revisionist examination of the origins of society and...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0807855383
• ISBN13: 9780807855386
• Release Date: September 2004
• Publisher: University of North Carolina Press
• Length: 368 Pages
• Weight: 0.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.5" x 9.4"