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Vintage 2015 Trade Paperback Used-VG This book has minor wear and is in very good condition. Help support Orca Books Cooperative--Olympia's only Co-op Bookstore! Slight fraying to corner edges. Shelf wear on cover and/or edges.
New York: Vintage Books; Random House, Date: 2015. xxii, 615 pages, illustrations, maps; 21 cm. Tight, clean copy. "The epic story of the rise and fall of the empire of cotton, its centrality in the world economy, and its making and remaking of global capitalism. Sven Beckert's rich, fascinating book tells the story of how, in a remarkably brief period, 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 before the advent of machine production in 1780, these men created a potent innovation (Beckert calls it war capitalism, capitalism based on unrestrained actions of private individuals; the domination of masters over slaves, of colonial capitalists over indigenous inhabitants), and crucially affected the disparate realms of cotton that had existed for millennia. We see how this thing called war capitalism shaped the rise of cotton, and then was used as a lever to transform the world. The empire of cotton was, from the beginning, a fulcrum of constant global struggle between slaves and planters, merchants and statesmen, farmers and merchants, workers and factory owners. In this as in so many other ways, Beckert makes clear how these forces ushered in the modern world. The result is a book as unsettling and disturbing as it is enlightening: a book that brilliantly weaves ...
ISBN10: 0375713964, ISBN13: 9780375713965, [publisher: Vintage Books; Random House, New York] Softcover xxii, 615 pages, illustrations, maps; 21 cm. Tight, clean copy. "The epic story of the rise and fall of the empire of cotton, its centrality in the world economy, and its making and remaking of global capitalism. Sven Beckert's rich, fascinating book tells the story of how, in a remarkably brief period, 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 before the advent of machine production in 1780, these men created a potent innovation (Beckert calls it war capitalism, capitalism based on unrestrained actions of private individuals; the domination of masters over slaves, of colonial capitalists over indigenous inhabitants), and crucially affected the disparate realms of cotton that had existed for millennia. We see how this thing called war capitalism shaped the rise of cotton, and then was used as a lever to transform the world. The empire of cotton was, from the beginning, a fulcrum of constant global struggle between slaves and planters, merchants and statesmen, farmers and merchants, workers and factory owners. In this as in so many other ways, Beckert makes clear how these forces ushered in the modern world. The result is a book as unsettling and ...
ISBN10: 0375713964, ISBN13: 9780375713965, [publisher: Vintage, New York, NY] Softcover 615 pp. Tightly bound. Spine not compromised. Text is free of markings. No ownership markings. Remainder mark bottom fore-edge. [Fond du Lac, WI, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 2014]
ISBN10: 0375713964, ISBN13: 9780375713965, [publisher: Vintage] Softcover Trade PB with only minor reading wear; book is clean, unmarked. In stock. Ships from MN, USA. [Minneapolis, MN, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 2015]
Vintage 2015 Soft cover Very Good Trade PB with only minor reading wear; pen-mark on front endpaper, otherwise book is clean, unmarked. In stock. Ships from MN, USA.
ISBN10: 0375713964, ISBN13: 9780375713965, [publisher: Vintage] Softcover Trade PB with only minor reading wear; pen-mark on front endpaper, otherwise book is clean, unmarked. In stock. Ships from MN, USA. [Minneapolis, MN, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 2015]
Vintage 2015-11-09 paperback Very Good Size: 6x0x9; Softcover. Very Good condition. Free of any markings and no writings inside. Clear Text. Minor shelf-wear. For any additional information or pictures, please inquire.
Vintage, Date: 2015-11-09. paperback. Very Good. 6x0x9. Softcover. Very Good condition. Free of any markings and no writings inside. Clear Text. Minor shelf-wear. For any additional information or pictures, please inquire. Vintage ISBN 0375713964 9780375713965 [US]
ISBN10: 0375713964, ISBN13: 9780375713965, [publisher: Vintage] Softcover Softcover. Very Good condition. Free of any markings and no writings inside. Clear Text. Minor shelf-wear. For any additional information or pictures, please inquire. [Burlington, VT, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 2015]
ISBN10: 0375713964, ISBN13: 9780375713965, [publisher: Vintage, New York] Softcover First B EWdition, 8th printing. Trade PB in illustrated wraps. Near Fine w/bent top corner throughout, else Fine and unmarked. xxii, 615pp inc. Notes, Index; illustrated in photos and reproductions. 640 p. [Albuquerque, NM, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 2015]
ISBN10: 0375713964, ISBN13: 9780375713965, [publisher: Vintage] Softcover Most items will be dispatched the same or the next working day. [Rossendale, LANCS, United Kingdom] [Publication Year: 2015]
ISBN10: 0375713964, ISBN13: 9780375713965, [publisher: Vintage] Softcover The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged. [Goring-By-Sea, WS, United Kingdom] [Publication Year: 2015]
Vintage 2015 Trade paperback Good Ships in a BOX from Central Missouri! May not include working access code. Will not include dust jacket. Has used sticker(s) and some writing or highlighting. UPS shipping for most packages, (Priority Mail for AK/HI/APO/PO Boxes).
ISBN10: 0375713964, ISBN13: 9780375713965, [publisher: Vintage] Softcover Ships in a BOX from Central Missouri! May not include working access code. Will not include dust jacket. Has used sticker(s) and some writing or highlighting. UPS shipping for most packages, (Priority Mail for AK/HI/APO/PO Boxes). [Columbia, MO, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 2015]
ISBN10: 0375713964, ISBN13: 9780375713965, [publisher: Vintage] Softcover Most items will be dispatched the same or the next working day. [Rossendale, LANCS, United Kingdom] [Publication Year: 2015]
ISBN10: 0375713964, ISBN13: 9780375713965, [publisher: Vintage] Softcover The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged. [Goring-By-Sea, WS, United Kingdom] [Publication Year: 2015]
ISBN10: 0375713964, ISBN13: 9780375713965, [publisher: Vintage] Softcover Good condition. This is the average used book, that has all pages or leaves present, but may include writing. Book may be ex-library with stamps and stickers. [Tucson, AZ, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 2015]
Vintage 2015 Trade paperback Fair. Obviously well-worn, but no text pages missing. May have highlighting and marginalia, but markings do not interfere with readability. Textbooks do not have accompanying CDs or access codes. Ships from an indie bookstore in NYC. Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 640 p. Contains: Illustrations.
pb. Fair. Obviously worn, but no text pages missing. May have highlighting and marginalia, but markings do not interfere with readability. Textbooks do not have accompanying CDs or access codes. Ships from an indie bookstore in NYC. ISBN 0375713964 9780375713965 [US]
ISBN10: 0375713964, ISBN13: 9780375713965, [publisher: Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group] Softcover Ships SAME or NEXT business day. We Ship to APO/FPO addr. Choose EXPEDITED shipping and receive in 2-5 business days within the United States. See our member profile for customer support contact info. We have an easy return policy. [Grandview Heights, OH, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 2015]
ISBN10: 0375713964, ISBN13: 9780375713965, [publisher: Vintage] Softcover Ships same or next business day with delivery confirmation. Good condition. May or may not contain highlighting. Expedited shipping available. [Marion, IN, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 2015]
Vintage 2015 Trade paperback Good Ships same or next business day with delivery confirmation. Good condition. May or may not contain highlighting. Expedited shipping available.
Vintage 2015 Trade paperback Acceptable The cover has been repaired with book tape. Ships same or next business day with delivery confirmation. Acceptable condition. Contains highlighting. Expedited shipping available.
ISBN10: 0375713964, ISBN13: 9780375713965, [publisher: Vintage] Softcover SHIPS FROM USA. Used books have different signs of use and do not include supplemental materials such as CDs, Dvds, Access Codes, charts or any other extra material. All used books might have various degrees of writing, highliting and wear and tear and possibly be an ex-library with the usual stickers and stamps. Dust Jackets are not guaranteed and when still present, they will have various degrees of tear and damage. All images are Stock Photos, not of the actual item. [Portland, ME, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 2015]
ISBN10: 0375713964, ISBN13: 9780375713965, [publisher: Vintage] Softcover New! This book is in the same immaculate condition as when it was published [Tucson, AZ, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 2015]
Vintage 2015 Trade paperback Very good Signs of little wear on the cover.
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