← Eric WilliamsBritish Historians and the West Indiesby Eric WilliamsHistoriography examining how British historians have studied the Caribbean regionFind on Amazon↗About the authorEric WilliamsWilliams's Capitalism and Slavery argued that the transatlantic slave trade and slavery were central to the development of British capitalism, fundamentally reframing debates about both the Industrial Revolution and the abolition movement.More by Eric WilliamsCapitalism and SlaveryEconomic history arguing slavery fueled capitalism and Western development→From Columbus to CastroSweeping history of Caribbean and Latin America from Columbus onward→The Negro in the CaribbeanHistorical study of African diaspora and Black cultures in Caribbean societies→
