Author

Books by Sven Beckert

Sven Beckert is the Laird Bell Professor of American History at Harvard University, where he specializes in the history of American capitalism, social history, and global history. Empire of Cotton won the Bancroft Prize in 2015, one of the most prestigious awards in American history. He is also the co-editor of Slavery's Capitalism: A New History of American Economic Development. His work is part of a broader movement to integrate the history of slavery more fully into the history of American and global capitalism.