The Raw Cotton Trade : Brazil, Portugal, and Europe During the Industrial Revolution / Felipe Souza Melo.

Introduction.

The Cotton Monopoly Trade and Colonial Markets.

Cotton Cultivation and Agrarian Change in Maranhão.

Cotton Production, Commerce, and Merchant Networks.

Transatlantic Cotton Trade and Lisbon Merchants.

Brazilian Cotton Exports to France, Genoa, and Britain.

Brazilian Cotton and the British Industrial Revolution.

Conclusion and Appendices.

Reassesses the role of Brazil in the global cotton trade during the Industrial Revolution, challenging traditional Anglocentric interpretations of industrialization. Drawing on extensive historical evidence, the book examines plantation agriculture, enslaved labor, merchant networks, imperial trade policies, and transatlantic commercial relationships linking Brazil, Portugal, and Europe. The study highlights the importance of Brazilian cotton in supplying European industries and contributing to the emergence of industrial capitalism.

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