Despite the progress of the women's movement; many women still feel silenced in their families and schools. This moving and insightful bestseller; based on in-depth interviews with 135 women; explains why they feel this way. Updated with a new preface exploring how the authors' collaboration and research developed; this tenth anniversary edition addresses many of the questions that the authors have been asked repeatedly in the years since Women's Ways of Knowing was originally published.
#8645 in Books Baptist Edward E 2016-10-25 2016-10-25Original language:EnglishPDF # 1 9.25 x 1.50 x 6.13l; 1.71 #File Name: 0465049664560 pagesThe Half Has Never Been Told Slavery and the Making of American Capitalism
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83 of 87 people found the following review helpful. And he makes a good argument that slavery would not have died if it ...By Eric Anthony KoszykEdward Baptist makes several strong arguments; some of which turn conventional wisdom on its head. Some of his arguments are difficult to read and go against our preferred versions of U.S.history.He details how American slavery was one of the most productive economic institutions in world history and how the expansion of slavery made the U.S. into a modern industrial empire. He details how slavery; by use of torture and terrorism; increased productivity and made the cotton industry the biggest; most sustained; expansion of the economy in human history.He makes the point that it wasn't just a Southern industry; indeed it benefitted the entire world -- from Northern banks; ship builders and industries that supported slavery (farm implements; whips; ropes; chains; etc) to the textile mills of Western Europe; especially Britain.And he makes a good argument that slavery would not have died if it hadn't been for the Civil War. Indeed; from the founding of the nation; slavery had grown for 70 years at a rate unprecedented in human history. There's no evidence to suggest that such a profitable and productive industry would have ever died out on its own accord. He shows that the cotton industry was never as productive again; after it lost it's use of the whip.Finally; he points out that the South brought about their own destruction. It was they that always pushed for more and more expansion of slavery (even contemplating taking over Cuba and all of Mexico!); which pushed Northerners into fearing for their own loss of political power. The Southern push for ever-growing slavery culminated in the creation of the new Republican Party; formed to not end slavery but to end it's expansion. The South then went to war in order to create its own government based on slavery. Thankfully; they were destroyed.It's a very well written book that not only makes his arguments with well researched historical documents. He also adds powerful voice to the millions of men; women and children who suffered under the bondage of slavery.29 of 29 people found the following review helpful. Should be required reading for graduate school for study in either Economics; American History; MBA; Afr. American HistoryBy Michael HughesThe content of the first 20-30 pages gave the impression that the book had been mistitled. However; by page 120 I had become convinced that the author had provided an vital resources in in understanding how the dots connected between slavery~cotton~manifest destiny~capitalism~the brutal nature of this peculiar institution. I read heavily on the subject of slavery and found this to be the best treatment to date that I have found to address the connection between slavery and America's rise to become a 20th century superpower. This book was so good that I purchased and listened it on CD after having read the print copy. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED.0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. A must read ...By Pedro Pablo SastreRevelatory; an added dimension to the story of slavery and pure America's ongoing racism in context.
