Accounting for Slavery: Masters and Management
Accounting for Slavery: Masters and Management by Caitlin Rosenthal investigates the innovative yet exploitative accounting and management techniques employed by slaveholders in the antebellum South. It reveals how these practices laid groundwork for contemporary business methods, blending historical analysis with economic insight to expose the dark origins of efficiency and control.
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Accounting for Slavery examines the role of masters and management in the context of American slavery. It delves into the historical practices that shaped economic systems during the antebellum period.
The book highlights how accounting methods were applied to oversee enslaved labor, providing insights into the intersection of economics and human exploitation.
Through meticulous research, it uncovers the ways in which these management strategies contributed to broader developments in business and finance.
This work offers a critical perspective on the foundations of modern management, rooted in the harsh realities of slavery.
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