A Marxist History of the World part 43: Colonies, slavery, and racism

http://www.counterfire.org/index.php/articles/a-marxist-history-of-the-world/14416-a-marxist-history-of-the-world-part-43-colonies-slavery-and-racism
Date Written:  2011-07-26
Publisher:  Counterfire
Year Published:  2011
Resource Type:  Article
Cx Number:  CX14348

Capitalist contradictions were most evident in the 18th century, when the wealth of the merchant-capitalist class of Britain’s port-cities was contrasted with the untold human misery of the slaves, ramping up the historical significance of racist ideology.

Subject Headings

• British History
• Capitalism/History of
• Colonialism
• Colonies/British
• Imperialism
• Racism
• Slave Trade