Tropical Babylons - Sugar and the Making of the Atlantic World, 1450-1680 (Paperback, New edition)

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,"" presenting a revisionist examination of the origins of society and economy in the Atlantic world. Focusing on areas colonized by Spain and Portugal, these essays show that despite reliance on common knowledge and technology, there were considerable variations in the way sugar was produced. With studies of Iberia, Madeira and the Canary Islands, Hispaniola, Cuba, Brazil, and Barbados, this volume demonstrates the similarities and differences between plantation colonies, questions the very idea of a sugar revolution, and shows how the specific conditions in each colony influenced the way sugar was produced and the impact of that crop on the formation of ""tropical Babylons"" - multiracial societies of great oppression.

General

Imprint:	The University of North Carolina Press
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	August 2004
First published:	September 2004
Editors:	Stuart B. Schwartz
Dimensions:	235 x 156 x 22mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	368
Edition:	New edition
ISBN-13:	978-0-8078-5538-6
Categories:	Books > Business & Economics > Industry & industrial studies > Primary industries > Agriculture & related industries
LSN:	0-8078-5538-3
Barcode:	9780807855386

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