cotton textile industry

"Tells the story of how, in a remarkably brief period, European entrepreneurs and powerful statesmen recast the world's most significant manufacturing industry combining imperial expansion and slave labor with new machines and wage workers to change the world"--Provided by publisher.

"Tells the story of how, in a remarkably brief period, European entrepreneurs and powerful statesmen recast the world's most significant manufacturing industry combining imperial expansion and slave labor with new machines and wage workers to change the world"--Provided by publisher.

Traces the history of cotton, examines the impact it has had on civilizations throughout history, and describes the many uses of cotton.