"The epic story of the rise and fall of the empire of cotton, its centrality in the world economy, and its making and …, European entrepreneurs and powerful statesmen recast the world's most significant manufacturing industry combining imperial … expansion and slave labor with new machines and wage workers to change the world. Here is the story of how, beginning well …

Staatsgewalt enorme Vermögen an. Ein neues ökonomisches Prinzip begann seinen Siegeszug. Sven Beckert schildert die Geschichte des … Kapitalismus im Spiegel eines Produktes, das heute jeder von uns am Leibe trägt der Baumwolle. Die Geschichte des Kapitalismus … Lebensverhältnisse und Arbeitsbedingungen, ja das Schicksal der Menschen überall auf der Welt seinen Bewegungsgesetzen unterwirft. Das …

Today's world textile and garment trade is valued at a staggering $425 billion. We are told that under the pressure of … increasing globalisation, it is India and China that are the new world manufacturing powerhouses. However, this is not a new … Ottoman Empire switched from world producers to buyers of European cotton textiles, a position that they retained for over two …

and artifacts are part of a vibrant craft tradition in many parts of the world. This book explores the history, impact and …"This book explores the fascinating history and present-day practices associated with cotton. This is a story of … modernisation, colonialism and slavery. And yet cotton remains one of the most significant mass commodities today. Cotton's history …