{"product_id":"slavery-in-the-british-empire-and-its-legacy-in-the-modern-world-hardcover","title":"Slavery in the British Empire and Its Legacy in the Modern World - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eStephen Cushion\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eReveals that the institution of slavery was anchored in the same exploitative capitalist system which remains in place today\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSlavery in the British Empire and its Legacy in the Modern World, \u003c\/i\u003e by Stephen Cushion, situates the crime of enslavement within the business practices that place profit before people. The institution of slavery entailed a unique combination of exploitation and expropriation anchored in patterns of conspicuous con-sumption by the wealthy, and intertwined with the textile, food, agriculture, construction, transportation, infrastructure and insurance industries. It was floated by the same banking and commod-ity trading systems that still remain today. \u003cbr\u003eThe exploitation of enslaved labor stimulated capitalist expansion during and after the bloody reign of the British Empire-at the cost of war, inter-imperialist rivalry, Indigenous genocide, and the murderous suppression of the rights of the enslaved. And as Cushion argues, many of the direst problems still facing the world-from horrific economic inequality to rampant environmental decline-have their origins in the institution of slavery.Correcting these wrongs will cost money. Perversely, there is no shortage of funds in the coffers of the institutions which perpetrated them. Neither Anglo governments, nor businesses, have properly addressed their role. Ultimately, \u003ci\u003eSlavery in the British Empire and its Legacy in the Modern World\u003c\/i\u003e goes beyond cataloguing past wrongs, to engaging with the legacies of slavery, spotlighting, above all, the defiant response of those it wronged-as they call for reparations and more.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 240\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.69 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 05, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53668061544781,"sku":"9781685901011","price":178.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0927\/3304\/7117\/files\/i33Ozdcqc09781685901011.webp?v=1775487004","url":"https:\/\/belfastbooks.us\/products\/slavery-in-the-british-empire-and-its-legacy-in-the-modern-world-hardcover","provider":"belfastbooks.us","version":"1.0","type":"link"}