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The Slave Power: Its Character, Career, and Probable Designs: Being an Attempt to Explain the Real Issues Involved in the American Contest - Cambridge Library Collection - Slavery and Abolition
John Elliott Cairnes
The Slave Power: Its Character, Career, and Probable Designs: Being an Attempt to Explain the Real Issues Involved in the American Contest - Cambridge Library Collection - Slavery and Abolition
John Elliott Cairnes
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.
328 pages
Media | Books Paperback Book (Book with soft cover and glued back) |
Released | December 9, 2010 |
ISBN13 | 9781108024334 |
Publishers | Cambridge University Press |
Pages | 328 |
Dimensions | 140 × 216 × 19 mm · 420 g |
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