Accounting for Slavery

Accounting for Slavery
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Publisher : Harvard University Press
Total Pages : 313
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ISBN-10 : 9780674241657
ISBN-13 : 0674241657
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Book Synopsis Accounting for Slavery by : Caitlin Rosenthal

Download or read book Accounting for Slavery written by Caitlin Rosenthal and published by Harvard University Press. This book was released on 2019-09-15 with total page 313 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Caitlin Rosenthal explores quantitative management practices on West Indian and Southern plantations, showing how planter-capitalists built sophisticated organizations and used complex accounting tools. By demonstrating that business innovation can be a byproduct of bondage Rosenthal further erodes the false boundary between capitalism and slavery.


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