Global Labour History

Global Labour History / Transnational Labour, Slavery, and Revolt Global Labour History Essay, 1500 words Transnational Labour, Slavery, and Revolt Workers During the British Empire: Cotton, Coal, Craft Unions, and Workers’ Parties Topic: Transnational Labour, Slavery, and Revolt Instructions: Write an essay on one (1) topic given below. For this essay, you will need to use the readings assigned to the topic of your choice, plus four other sources that can be either from the suggested readings or from other scholarly works on the topic. You should also use the appropriate theoretical concepts from Silver’s Forces in Labor to ensure a coherent train of thought in your paper. Answers the question in a clear, accurate, logical, and comprehensive manner. Where appropriate, gives examples to illustrate points being made. Integrate these answers on your questions into Essay as discussion and make a point if relaying with concept from Silver’s Forces in Labor to ensure a coherent train of thought in your paper. This book is just for comparison and for theoretical concept: Forces of Labor: Workers’ Movements and Globalization since 1870, Beverly J Silver. These Questions need to be answered in this essay and implemented into the text as a point of view. 1. According to van der Linden’s book review, how do Linebaugh and Rediker define the Atlantic proletariat? What has free and unfree labour to do with it? What rile does ethnicity play? 2. What is the social structure on the slave ships? Can you explain the match between the social hierarchy on the ship and the class structures emerging capitalism? 3. Which obstacles had to be overcome to organize a shipboard insurrection? 4. Why did farmers in Kentucky exploit slaves and engaged in slave breeding? What was the social position of these farmers? 5. Can you describe the international labour market that the Dutch East India Company established? Use attached sources or use one or two additional source. • Where external sources are referred to, they are appropriately identified and cited according to an established academic style. • Grammar, spelling, and sentence structure are used correctly. • Style is appropriate for a university-level course.