棉花帝国
Empire of cotton
Sven Beckert · 初版 2014 年
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为什么值得读
- 剖析英国殖民者压制殖民地本土工业的手法
- 揭示奴隶种植园对现代管理技术的发明
- 展现十九世纪棉花工业化带来的世界巨变
一段关于棉花帝国兴衰、棉花在世界经济中的核心地位，以及它对全球资本主义塑造与重塑的史诗级故事。Sven Beckert 见解深刻、引人入胜的著作讲述了欧洲企业家和极具权势的政治家如何在极短的时间内重塑了世界上最重要的制造业，将帝国扩张、奴隶劳动与新型机器和受薪劳工相结合，从而改变了世界。本书展现了早在1780年机器生产出现之前，这些人是如何创造出一项强有力的创新（Beckert 称之为战争资……
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对这个话题感兴趣的人，我推荐斯文·贝克特的《棉花帝国》。我学到的一点是，英国人当年是如何极力打压其殖民地本地工业的。他们只想让殖民地沦为纯粹的原材料出口地。其带来的后果……
For people interested in the subject, I recommend "Empire of cotton" by Sven Beckert. One thing that I learnt was how actively the British undermine the local industries on their colonies. They wanted the colonies to be only raw material exporters. The effects of that…
……管理技术”其实是在奴隶制种植园里发明出来的[1] 我推荐以下几本关于资本主义历史的书（这与劳工剥削即管理学紧密相连）：- 《棉花帝国》（斯文·贝克特）- 《自然的大都市》（克罗农）[1] https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2019/08/14/magazine/slav...
…techniques” were actually invented at slavery plantations [1] I can recommend the following books on the history of capitalism (which is closely linked to the exploitation of labor aka management): - Empire of Cotton (Sven Beckert) - Nature’s Metropolis (Cronon) [1] https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2019/08/14/magazine/slav...
……《我们如何走到今天》大卫·赖希著：古DNA与人类历史；朱迪亚·珀尔的《为什么》：挺喜欢的，但我还得重读几遍才能彻底搞懂，要么就得去啃他的教材；《棉花帝国》：斯文·贝克特著；第一项全球性技术的历史，包括它是如何让英美富强起来的；塞巴斯蒂安·阿博特的《客场比赛：寻找足坛下一位巨星的史诗之旅》
…how we got here by David Reich: ancient DNA and human history The Book of Why by Judea Pearl; liked it but I need to reread this one a few more times to comprehend completely or go to his textbooks Empire of Cotton: Sven Birckets; a history of the first global technology including how it made the UK & USA rich The Away Game: The Epic Search for Soccer's Next Superstar by Sebastian Abbot
……尽可能长时间地打补丁缝缝补补。19世纪棉花生产的工业化是世界历史上最重大的转折之一，原因多得数不清：参见斯文·贝克特的力作《棉花帝国》。要让我们代入到那个工业化之前的世界，确实需要下一番想象（和调研）的功夫：你必须不断提醒自己当时的情况，比如无论多远的距离运送货物……
…patched and mended for as long as possible. When cotton production industrialized in the 19th century it was one of the great shifts in world history, for all sorts of reasons: see Sven Beckett’s great book Empire of Cotton. It takes a real effort of imagination (and research) to put ourselves back in that pre-industrial world: you must constantly remind yourself of things like e.g. transportation of goods over any distance…
……（https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baltimore_Clipper）。如果你有兴趣阅读更多经济史，我强烈推荐《天气实验》（https://www.amazon.com/Weather-Experiment-Pioneers-Sought-Fu...）和《棉花帝国》（https://www.amazon.com/Empire-Cotton-History-Sven-Beckert/dp...）两本书。
…(https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baltimore_Clipper). If you're interested in reading more economic history I highly recommend both The Weather Experiment (https://www.amazon.com/Weather-Experiment-Pioneers-Sought-Fu...) and Empire of Cotton (https://www.amazon.com/Empire-Cotton-History-Sven-Beckert/dp...)
抱歉，我可没法把整部劳工史嚼碎了喂给你。或许可以先读读 Loomis 的《A History of America in Ten Strikes》作为切入点。然后再看看 Beckert 的《Empire of Cotton》，以获得更宏观、更系统的视角。
Sorry, there's no way I'm spoon-feeding you the whole history of labor. Maybe read Loomis's "A History of America in Ten Strikes" as a starting point. And then maybe Beckert's "Empire of Cotton" for the broader, systemic view.