Capitalism and Slavery -Eric Williams
ISBN : 9976-01-241-548616-5 Verdict : 👍👍 👍 👍 Two of my favourite topics - History and Economics provide the context for this exceptional book and hence my 4 thumbs up 🏆 This is one of those rare books one must read to fully understand the creation of wealth during British Empire period and what laid the economic foundation for many organisations that exists today. This book was based on Eric’s doctoral dissertation submitted to the Oxford University in 1938! Hence well researched and fact based, which due to the nature of the time would have undergone strict scrutiny. This book does not seek to discuss the slave (the person) but slavery (the business model) and the underlying economic model which is the premise used to justify some disgusting actions. This book discusses the ‘economic’ model and presents interesting facts, the kind of facts that really should be taught on all history courses. I learnt a lot reading this book about the triangular trade betwe