The Empire of Cotton (Classic Reprint) - Hardcover

Clovis D. Rivers

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0484066943 ISBN 13: 9780484066945

Publisher: Forgotten Books, 2018

Synopsis

Unmasking the power behind cotton, media, and education

This revealing work examines how wealth and influence shape everyday life. It argues that wages, rents, and profits are at the heart of social conflict, and it challenges readers to question who truly holds power in the economy.

The book exposes how large interests allegedly steer information, schooling, and culture to protect a system that benefits a few. It also traces the voices and actions of workers and farmers as they consider organizing, bargaining, and political engagement as routes to real change.

• Understand how profit-driven forces are said to affect wages, rent, and prices.
• See arguments for worker and farmer organization as a path to broader prosperity.
• Explore calls to reform politics, law, and industry to curb monopolies.
• Learn how communities might respond through coordinated action and public support.

Ideal for readers of economic history and social critique who want a clear look at power, labor, and the push for reform.

Edition details

• Publisher: Forgotten Books
• Publication date: 2018
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0484066943
• ISBN 13: 9780484066945
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 71