Slavery in Capitalism
A Deep History
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 23490484 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Tâmis Parron (0000-0003-1336-5247, Universidade Federal Fluminense, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2026 |
| Publication date | 2026-07-31 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | BOOK |
| Venue | Slavery in Capitalism (SOURCE_BOOK) |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1017/9781009465076 |
| OpenAlex | W7163814761 |
| ISBN | 9781009465076 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 39 |
The enslavement of Africans in the Americas profoundly shaped the continent's demography, cultures, languages, and legal systems, playing a decisive role in modern economic growth and the rise of industrial capitalism. Yet, its historical interpretation remains contested. One view sees modern slavery as beginning with the transatlantic slave trade, disconnecting it from earlier traditions in Europe, Africa, and Asia. Another claims slavery is a universal institution, unchanged across millennia. Moving beyond this dichotomy, the book offers a new framework for the study of Black slavery in the Americas. It situates slavery within a broader and older human geography: a world region of enslavement that dates back to the deep historical formation of the Mediterranean basin. By tracing the emergence of modern slavery from within this ancient system, the book sheds new light on its conditions of existence, collapse, and reconfiguration up to the present day.
Capitalism · Early Modern Europe · Industrial Revolution · Interpretation (philosophy) · Mercantilism · Colonialism, slavery, and trade · Global Maritime and Colonial Histories · Sex work and related issues
Slavery as an Industrial System
The Shang Economy
The Roman slave supply
Atlantic Cataclysm
Defining Slavery in all its Forms
Through the Prism of Slavery
Before European Hegemony
Some Fundamental Legal Conceptions as Applied in Judicial Reasoning
Le ius gentium de Francisco de Vitoria aux frontières américaines de l’Empire espagnol (1550-1610). L’ambivalente évolution d’un discours global de domination
Slavery and Slaving in African History
Writing the History of Global Slavery
The Atlantic Slave Trade
A History of West Central Africa to 1850
Bringing Capital Back In
Property and the Definition of Slavery
Luso-African feudalism in Angola
Handbuch Geschichte der Sklaverei
Does Slavery Have a History
Greek Slave Systems in their Eastern Mediterranean Context, c.800-146 BC
The Slave Trade and Decentralized Societies
The Causes of Slavery or Serfdom
The Horse in West African History
The Iberian Roots of American Racist Thought
Empire, Monotheism and Slavery in the Greater Mediterranean Region from Antiquity to the Early Modern Era
Maritime Mode of Production
Transcending the Capitalism and Slavery Debate
| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |