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"Slavery in the United States was a business. A morally reprehensible and very profitable business...Rosenthal argues that slaveholders in the American South and Caribbean were using advanced management and accounting techniques long before their northern counterparts. Techniques that are still used by businesses today."
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1 author picked Accounting for Slavery as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?
This is a haunting and eye opening book that forever changed how I view business-as-usual management and accounting practices – and where these seemingly mundane and harmless ways of operating came from.
I love the way that Caitlin writes with both such precision and bravery – she is not afraid to boldly reveal ugly histories and truths about the origins of modern-day business as usual, while also being careful to not overstate or generalize.
She is one of my hero(ines) for how we can wield the tools of research and writing in support of needed change and awakening.
From Joanna's list on understanding how power has shaped our economy and how to shift it.
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