The Slave Power: Its Character, Career, and Probable Designs

John Elliott Cairnes

Cambridge University Press, 2010

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First published in 1862, this analysis of the economics of slavery as a cause of the American Civil War did much to bring British public opinion to support the Union. Written by one of the foremost economists of the day, he argues that history is chiefly shaped by economic causes.

ISBN-13
9781108024334
ISBN-10
1108024335
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Year
2010
Publication date
2010-12-09
Pages
328
Dimensions
216x140x19
Weight
420