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The idea that sugar, plantations, slavery, and capitalism were all present at the birth of the Atlantic world has long dominated scholarly thinking. In nine original essays by a multinational group of top scholars, Tropical Babylons re-evaluates this so-called ""sugar revolution."" The most comprehensive comparative study to date of early Atlantic sugar economies, this collection presents a revisionist examination of the origins of society and economy in the Atlantic world.Focusing on areas colonized by Spain and Portugal (before the emergence of the Caribbean sugar colonies of

Sugar trade --- Plantations --- Slavery --- Capitalism --- History --- History. --- Sugar bounties --- Sugar industry --- Sweetener industry --- Abolition of slavery --- Antislavery --- Enslavement --- Mui tsai --- Ownership of slaves --- Servitude --- Slave keeping --- Slave system --- Slaveholding --- Thralldom --- Crimes against humanity --- Serfdom --- Slaveholders --- Slaves --- Farms --- Market economy --- Economics --- Profit --- Capital --- E-books --- Industria azucarera --- Azúcar --- Plantaciones de azúcar --- Esclavitud --- Capitalismo --- Historia --- Comercio --- Aspectos económicos. --- Sugar trade - Atlantic Ocean Region - History --- Plantations - Atlantic Ocean Region - History --- Slavery - Atlantic Ocean Region - History --- Capitalism - Atlantic Ocean Region - History --- Enslaved persons