Stephen Mullen. Glasgow Sugar Aristocracy: Scotland and Caribbean Slavery 1775–1838
In this study of Glasgow West India merchants and their firms which covers nearly the entire span of the Age of Revolution, Stephen Mullen delivers a remarkable work of history that highlights the importance of the Atlantic slavery economy on Glasgow and Scotland more broadly during a period long c...
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| Natura: | Article ou chapitre numérique |
| Lingua: | Anglais |
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Miranda
2024
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| Accesso online: | Accès Université d'Orléans et IFPM Accès Université d'Orléans et IFPM |
| Riassunto: | In this study of Glasgow West India merchants and their firms which covers nearly the entire span of the Age of Revolution, Stephen Mullen delivers a remarkable work of history that highlights the importance of the Atlantic slavery economy on Glasgow and Scotland more broadly during a period long considered as one of “decline” by British historians since Eric Williams’ landmark Capitalism and Slavery (1944). The monograph builds on the 2015 dissertation by Mullen, as well as the several acad... |
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