12 Questions
What was one of the negative outcomes of the pursuit of profit in cotton production?
Environmental degradation
What enduring influences of cotton production are highlighted in the chapter?
Legacy of exploitation and inequality
Why were suburbs envisioned as havens in the United States during the 19th and 20th centuries?
To provide a refuge from urban chaos and moral decay
What concepts influenced suburban development according to Fishman?
Green space, zoning regulations, and architectural design
What role did social engineering play in shaping suburban communities according to the chapter?
Efforts to segregate communities along racial, ethnic, and class lines
What characterized suburban lifestyles according to Fishman's examination of consumer culture?
Conspicuous consumption and aspiration for upward mobility
How did the expansion of cotton production affect subsistence farmers?
It led to their displacement.
What did the conquest of land for cotton cultivation involve according to Beckert?
Violent means such as colonialism and imperialism.
Which factor played a significant role in revolutionizing cotton production according to Beckert?
Technological innovations like the cotton gin.
How did the global cotton trade contribute to the emergence of a global capitalist economy?
By interconnecting distant regions through cotton production and exchange.
What impact did the expansion of cotton production have on social structures according to Beckert?
Reshaped social structures and reinforced existing hierarchies.
In addition to deforestation, what other environmental impact did Beckert mention regarding cotton cultivation?
Soil degradation.
Explore the impact of land conquest and dispossession in cotton cultivation, as well as the global expansion of cotton production beyond the American South to regions like India and Egypt.
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