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1. Hierarchies of Life and Death

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Accounting for Slavery

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Frontmatter i
CONTENTS vii
List of Figures and Tables ix
Preface xi
Introduction 1
1. Hierarchies of Life and Death 9
2. Forms of Labor 49
3. Slavery’s Scientific Management 85
4. Human Capital 121
5. Managing Freedom 157
Conclusion: Histories of Business and Slavery 187
Postscript: Forward to Scientific Management 199
Notes 207
Acknowledgments 277
Index 283

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Chapters in this book

Frontmatter i
CONTENTS vii
List of Figures and Tables ix
Preface xi
Introduction 1
1. Hierarchies of Life and Death 9
2. Forms of Labor 49
3. Slavery’s Scientific Management 85
4. Human Capital 121
5. Managing Freedom 157
Conclusion: Histories of Business and Slavery 187
Postscript: Forward to Scientific Management 199
Notes 207
Acknowledgments 277
Index 283

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