Tropical Babylons
Sugar and the Making of the Atlantic World, 1450–1680
Nine essays re-evaluating the early Atlantic “sugar revolution”, including a chapter on the sugar economy of Madeira and the Canaries, showing how Madeira pioneered the plantation-and-slavery model later exported to the Americas.
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Who this edition suits
Best for: A reader studying Madeira in the wider Atlantic sugar economy.
The multi-author volume places Madeira and the Canaries within early Atlantic plantation history, bringing a regional and comparative frame to the island shelf.
Consider: Only part of this academic collection concerns Madeira; it is a poor substitute for an introductory island timeline.
This is selection guidance based on the listed edition and stated scope, not a claim of a first-hand test. Verify the edition before buying.
- Author
- Stuart B. Schwartz
- Edition year
- 2004
- Publisher
- University of North Carolina Press
- Language
- English
- ISBN-13
- 9780807855386
