Empire of Cotton
This sweeping history reveals how cotton, a seemingly simple fiber, became the engine of global capitalism, shaping empires and economies for centuries. Beckert masterfully chronicles the brutal exploitation and relentless innovation that fueled the rise of the textile industry, connecting the forced labor of enslaved people and factory workers to the vast wealth and stark inequalities of our modern world. For anyone seeking to understand the deep historical roots of global commerce and its human cost, this is an essential read.
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