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The Empire of Cotton: Sven Beckert in conversation with Patrick French

Mar 21, 2019
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1
Introduction
00:00 • 3min
2
The Role of Cotton in the Development of Capitalism
03:05 • 2min
3
The Importance of Cotton in the Industrial Revolution
04:39 • 2min
4
The History of Cotton in India
06:58 • 2min
5
The Nervousness of the Manufacturers of Manchester in England
08:52 • 2min
6
The Importance of Slavery in Cotton Production
11:05 • 3min
7
The Importance of Drain Theory in Economic History
13:44 • 2min
8
The Global Trade in Cotton
15:31 • 2min
9
The Importance of the US Civil War in Your Story
17:09 • 5min
10
The History of Capitalism
21:56 • 2min
11
The Importance of Cotton in the Indian Struggle for Independence
24:16 • 2min
12
The Long Tradition of Indian Entrepreneurship
26:37 • 3min
13
The Rise and Fall of Cotton in the 21st Century
29:11 • 2min
14
The Importance of Empire in the History of Capitalism
30:52 • 2min
15
The History of Capitalism
32:23 • 4min
16
The Future of the Cotton Industry
36:43 • 2min
17
The Legacy of Enslavement in the United States
38:33 • 4min