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The late Eric Williams was prime minister of Trinidad and Tobago from 1961 until his death in 1981. Prior to entering politics, he was professor of political and social science at Howard University.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ The University of North Carolina Press; unknown edition (October 14, 1994)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 307 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0807844888
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0807844885
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.1 pounds
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.5 x 0.77 x 8.5 inches
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Eric Eustace Williams
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Eric E. Williams was the first Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago.

Williams’ controversial book on the abolition and emancipation of British West Indian slavery, Capitalism and Slavery (1944), reframed the historiography of the British trans-Atlantic slave trade, and established the contribution of Caribbean slavery to the development of Britain.

Published in nine languages – including Chinese, Japanese, Russian, Turkish and Korean, a tenth, Dutch, is in process. Editions of the Portuguese, French and Spanish translations are once again available.

Major publications include: The Negro in the Caribbean, History of the People of Trinidad and Tobago, British Historians and the West Indies, From Columbus to Castro: The History of the Caribbean, 1492-1969. Several of these have been translated into Chinese and Japanese.

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This book was so good that I had to reference it in my book: The Real Wakandas of Africa: Dr. John Henrik Clarke vs. Herman Cain. Capitalism and Slavery is a classic that has been able to withstand the test of time. Despite being written more than 70 years ago, this book details the economic nature of what is frequently referred to as the transatlantic slave trade (also referred to as a chattel slave war on Africans by other African scholars). Nevertheless, from a European’s perspective this was surely a trade in human lives. This book meticulously traces the origin of considerable amounts of wealth that went directly to European slaveholding families. Very frequently, those who engaged in the triangular trade or slave trade saw the amount of wealth that they possesd increase significantly. Similarly, this opened up new markets for British goods. Thus, slavery allowed Great Britain to become quite wealthy off of the backs of Africans. In fact, the industrial revolution was fueled by the labor of enslaved Africans. To add to this, the book shows that abolitionists criticized slavery in the British West Indies but supported it in Brazil. This demonstrated that abolitionists were driven less by a moral stance and more by their own economic self interests. Many people think that Africans created nothing prior to slavery. However, the opposite is the case. For example, in the Benin Empire Africans built a massive wall for which I wrote a book called: The Great Wall of Africa: The Empire of Benin’s 10,000 Mile Long Wall. Unfortunately, capitalism dismantled many civilizations on the African continent through slavery and colonialism. About 30% of Global resources come from Africa. Much of this exploitation of Africa’s resources started during slavery. This book is a must read for everyone. Pick up a copy today!
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This book was so good that I had to reference it in my book: The Real Wakandas of Africa: Dr. John Henrik Clarke vs. Herman Cain. Capitalism and Slavery is a classic that has been able to withstand the test of time. Despite being written more than 70 years ago, this book details the economic nature of what is frequently referred to as the transatlantic slave trade (also referred to as a chattel slave war on Africans by other African scholars). Nevertheless, from a European’s perspective this was surely a trade in human lives. This book meticulously traces the origin of considerable amounts of wealth that went directly to European slaveholding families. Very frequently, those who engaged in the triangular trade or slave trade saw the amount of wealth that they possesd increase significantly. Similarly, this opened up new markets for British goods. Thus, slavery allowed Great Britain to become quite wealthy off of the backs of Africans. In fact, the industrial revolution was fueled by the labor of enslaved Africans. To add to this, the book shows that abolitionists criticized slavery in the British West Indies but supported it in Brazil. This demonstrated that abolitionists were driven less by a moral stance and more by their own economic self interests. Many people think that Africans created nothing prior to slavery. However, the opposite is the case. For example, in the Benin Empire Africans built a massive wall for which I wrote a book called: The Great Wall of Africa: The Empire of Benin’s 10,000 Mile Long Wall. Unfortunately, capitalism dismantled many civilizations on the African continent through slavery and colonialism. About 30% of Global resources come from Africa. Much of this exploitation of Africa’s resources started during slavery. This book is a must read for everyone. Pick up a copy today!
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