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Planters, Merchants, and Slaves

Plantation Societies in British America, 1650-1820
By Trevor Burnard
Series: American Beginnings, 1500-1900
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Planters, Merchants, and Slaves by Trevor Burnard explores the complex social, economic, and racial dynamics of the British Atlantic world during the 18th century. The book delves into the intricate relationships between planters, merchants, and the enslaved who powered the economies of plantation societies. Through detailed examination, it highlights the interplay of power and commerce in the development of transatlantic trade and plantations.
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This book may appeal to you if you're fascinated by the social and economic dynamics of the eighteenth-century Caribbean. It offers a compelling analysis of the intricate relationships and tensions between planters, merchants, and enslaved people, providing a nuanced understanding of colonial life and power structures during this transformative period.

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As with any enterprise involving violence and lots of money, running a plantation in early British America was a serious and brutal enterprise. In the contentious Planters, Merchants, and Slaves, Burnard argues that white men did not choose to develop and maintain the plantation system out of virulent racism or sadism, but rather out of economic logic because—to speak bluntly—it worked.

These economically successful and ethically monstrous plantations required racial divisions to exist, but their successes were measured in gold, rather than skin or blood. Sure to be controversial, this book is a major intervention in the scholarship on slavery, economic development, and political power in early British America, mounting a powerful and original argument that boldly challenges historical orthodoxy.

Series: American Beginnings, 1500-1900

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Trevor Burnard's Planters, Merchants, and Slaves is praised for its insightful examination of the British plantation system and slavery, spanning nearly two centuries from Guyana to Chesapeake. Reviewers appreciate the book's detail in exploring the plantation sector, challenging long-held assumptions, and highlighting regional variations while acknowledging common systemic traits like violence and local elite power. The work is noted for its fresh observations, conceptual ambition, and impressive synthesis of existing scholarship, offering a compelling framework for understanding the economic and social dynamics of plantation societies in the early modern Atlantic world.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780226639246

Publisher: The University of Chicago Press

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 22 February 2019

Country: United States

Imprint: University of Chicago Press

Illustration: Illustrations, unspecified

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 30.0mm

Width: 152.0mm

Height: 229.0mm

Weight: 0g

Pages: 360

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American & Canadian History Education & Reference History & Military Non-Fiction Series: American Beginnings, 1500-1900 Trevor Burnard

About the Author

Trevor Burnard is professor in and head of the School of Historical and Philosophical Studies at the University of Melbourne. He is the author of Mastery, Tyranny, and Desire and Creole Gentlemen, as well as coeditor of The Routledge History of Slavery.

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