Over a period of several centuries; Europeans developed an intricate system of plantation agriculture overseas that was quite different from the agricultural system used at home. Though the plantation complex centered on the American tropics; its influence was much wider. Much more than an economic order for the Americas; the plantation complex had an important place in world history. These essays concentrate on the intercontinental impact.
#741096 in Books Cambridge University Press 1996-05-31 1996-07-11Original language:EnglishPDF # 1 8.98 x 1.42 x 5.98l; 2.03 #File Name: 0521566274704 pages
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