To govern the globe : world orders and catastrophic change
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Published
Chicago, Illinois : Haymarket Books, 2021.
Format
Book
Physical Desc
xvii, 429 pages : black and white illustrations, black and white maps ; 23 cm
Language
English
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Include bibliographic references (pages 325-409) and index.
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"During the long centuries of Iberian and British imperial rule, the quest for new forms of energy led to the development of the colonial sugar plantation as a uniquely profitable kind of commerce. In a time when issues of race and social justice have arisen with pressing urgency, the book explains how the plantation's extraordinary profitability relied on a production system that literally worked the slaves to death, creating an insatiable appetite for new captives that made the African slave trade a central feature of modern capitalism for over four centuries. After surveying past centuries roiled by imperial wars, national revolutions, and the struggle for human rights, the closing chapters use those hard-won insights to peer through the present and into the future. By rendering often-opaque environmental science in lucid prose, the book explains how climate change and changing world orders will shape the life opportunities for younger generations, born at the start of this century, during the coming decades that will serve as the signposts of their lives -- 2030, 2050, 2070, and beyond." --,Inside book jacket flap.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
McCoy, A. W. (2021). To govern the globe: world orders and catastrophic change . Haymarket Books.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)McCoy, Alfred W.. 2021. To Govern the Globe: World Orders and Catastrophic Change. Haymarket Books.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)McCoy, Alfred W.. To Govern the Globe: World Orders and Catastrophic Change Haymarket Books, 2021.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)McCoy, Alfred W.. To Govern the Globe: World Orders and Catastrophic Change Haymarket Books, 2021.
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