Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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969933 | The Journal of Socio-Economics | 2012 | 5 Pages |
Abstract
⺠We briefly explore and defend Deirdre McCloskey's claim that a change in talk was at the root of the Industrial Revolution. ⺠Contrary to the prevailing view regarding social change and discourse, following McCloskey, we argue that a change in the way a people talk is not just a side effect but often accompanies and can sometimes lead to social change. ⺠We find that a change in the way the British talked about the personhood of slaves preceded the move toward emancipation and could have triggered emancipation.
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Authors
Nona Martin, Virgil Henry Storr,