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Edward E. Baptist

February 15, 2024

Edward E. Baptist (born 1970) is an American academic and writer. He is a professor of history at Cornell University, located in Ithaca, New York, where he specializes in the history of the 19th-century United States, particularly the South. Thematically, he has been interested in the history of capitalism and has also been interested in digital humanities methodologies. He is the author of numerous books.

Early life and education edit

Baptist was born in 1970 in Cambridge, Massachusetts, but he grew up in Durham, North Carolina.[1][failed verification] He graduated from Georgetown University and in 1997 earned his doctorate from University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia.[2][full citation needed]

Career edit

Baptist is a professor of history at Cornell University. His areas of interest are 19th-century United States and especially the history of enslavement in America.[2] Baptist is the author of many articles and books including The Half Has Never Been Told: Slavery and the Making of American Capitalism and the award-winning Creating an Old South.[1]

In September 2014, Baptist's work came to prominence when The Economist published a review of The Half Has Never Been Told, criticizing Baptist's thesis that growth in cotton productivity was driven primarily by increasing cruelty. The review sparked widespread outrage for its statement, "Almost all the blacks in his book are victims, almost all the whites villains. This is not history; it is advocacy." This prompted a rare withdrawal of the article and an apology from the magazine.[3] Baptist wrote a response in Politico magazine in which he states,

Had the Economist actually engaged the book's arguments, the reviewer would have had to confront the scary fact that the unrestrained domination of market forces can sometimes amplify existing forms of oppression into something more horrific. No wonder the Economist abandoned its long-standing intellectual commitments in favor of sloppy old paternalism on Sept. 4, because if it hadn't, Mr./Ms. Anonymous might have had to admit that market fundamentalism doesn't always provide the best solution for every economic or social problem.[4]

The Half Has Never Been Told received mixed reviews from academics.[5] A number of historians, including Eric Foner of Columbia University and Daina Ramey Berry of the University of Texas at Austin, have praised the book.[6]

Economic historians have sharply criticized The Half Has Never Been Told.[7][8][9][10][5] Reviewing the book in The Journal of Economic History (JEH), Alan Olmstead writes, "Edward Baptist’s study of capitalism and slavery is flawed beyond repair." Olmstead criticizes Baptist's "torture hypothesis" that increasing cruelty drove increases in cotton picking output, citing research that finds that increases in productivity resulted primarily from planting of improved cotton varieties. Olmstead additionally writes that "carelessness with numbers when coupled with his fundamental misunderstanding of economic logic" leads Baptist to vastly overstate the importance of cotton to the antebellum American economy.[9] In a separate review of the book in the JEH, Eric Hilt writes, "much of its economic analysis is so flawed that it undermines the credibility of the book." Hilt argues that Baptist's calculation of the share of cotton in antebellum America's Gross Domestic Product "is a disastrously mishandled undertaking, full of obvious manipulations that overstate cotton's contribution."[11] A 2020 study in the Economic History Review rejects Baptist's thesis that slavery was necessary for American economic development.[12]

In 2017, Baptist was awarded a prestigious Guggenheim Fellowship for a new project on the history of the policing of African Americans from Jamestown to Ferguson.

Personal life edit

Baptist lives in Ithaca, New York.[1]

Bibliography edit

  • (2002). Creating an Old South: Middle Florida's Plantation Frontier before the Civil War. University of North Carolina Press. ISBN 978-0807853535.[13]
  • (2006). New Studies in the History of American Slavery. University of Georgia Press. ISBN 978-0820326948[14]
  • (2014). American Capitalism: A Reader. Louis Hyman and Edward E. Baptist. Simon & Schuster.[15]
  • (2014). The Half Has Never Been Told: Slavery and the Making of American Capitalism. Basic Books. ISBN 978-0465002962[16]

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ a b c Profile, The Guardian.
  2. ^ a b [1]. Cornell University.
  3. ^ "Our withdrawn review "Blood cotton"". The Economist. September 4, 2014. Retrieved August 17, 2020.
  4. ^ Edward Baptist (September 7, 2014). What the Economist Doesn't Get About Slavery—And My Book. Politico. Retrieved May 23, 2015.
  5. ^ a b Parry, Marc (December 8, 2016). "Shackles and Dollars". The Chronicle of Higher Education. ISSN 0009-5982. Retrieved June 12, 2017.
  6. ^ "Kaja on Baptist, 'The Half Has Never Been Told: Slavery and the Making of American Capitalism' | H-Law | H-Net". networks.h-net.org. Retrieved June 12, 2017.
    - Ramey, Berry, Daina (December 1, 2016). "The Half Has Never Been Told: Slavery and the Making of American Capitalism". Journal of American History. 103 (3): 718–719. doi:10.1093/jahist/jaw341. ISSN 0021-8723.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
    - Foner, Eric (October 3, 2014). "'The Half Has Never Been Told,' by Edward E. Baptist". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved June 12, 2017.
    - "Forged in Slavery". s-usih.org. Retrieved June 12, 2017.
  7. ^ Burnard, Trevor (January 2, 2015). "'The Righteous Will Shine Like the Sun': Writing an Evocative History of Antebellum American Slavery". Slavery & Abolition. 36 (1): 180–185. doi:10.1080/0144039X.2015.1009239. ISSN 0144-039X. S2CID 145396556.
  8. ^ Clegg, John J. (2015). "Capitalism and Slavery". Critical Historical Studies. 2 (2): 281–304. doi:10.1086/683036. JSTOR 10.1086/683036. S2CID 155629580.
  9. ^ a b Murray, John E.; Olmstead, Alan L.; Logan, Trevon D.; Pritchett, Jonathan B.; Rousseau, Peter L. (September 2015). "The Half Has Never Been Told: Slavery and the Making of American Capitalism. By Baptist Edward E. . New York: Basic Books, 2014. Pp. xxvii, 498. $35.00, cloth". The Journal of Economic History. 75 (3): 919–931. doi:10.1017/S0022050715000996. ISSN 0022-0507. S2CID 154464892.
  10. ^ Alan L.Olmstead; Paul W. Rhode (January 2018). "Cotton, slavery, and the new history of capitalism". Explorations in Economic History. 67: 1–17. doi:10.1016/j.eeh.2017.12.002.
  11. ^ Hilt, Eric (2017). "Economic History, Historical Analysis, and the "New History of Capitalism"". The Journal of Economic History. 77 (2): 511–536. doi:10.1017/S002205071700016X.
  12. ^ Wright, Gavin (2020). "Slavery and Anglo-American capitalism revisited". The Economic History Review. 73 (2): 353–383. doi:10.1111/ehr.12962. ISSN 1468-0289. S2CID 214142489.
  13. ^ Baptist, Edward E. (2002). Creating an Old South: Middle Florida's Plantation Frontier Before the Civil War. Univ of North Carolina Press. ISBN 0807853534.
  14. ^ Baptist, Edward E.; Camp, Stephanie M. H. (2006). New Studies in the History of American Slavery. University of Georgia Press. ISBN 0820326941.
  15. ^ American Capitalism: A Reader. Simon & Schuster. September 2, 2014.
  16. ^ Baptist, Edward E. (September 9, 2014). The Half Has Never Been Told: Slavery and the Making of American Capitalism. Basic Books. ISBN 978-0465002962.

External links edit

  • Appearances on C-SPAN
  • How slavery became America’s first big business. Vox interview, August 2019


February 15, 2024
edward, baptist, born, 1970, american, academic, writer, professor, history, cornell, university, located, ithaca, york, where, specializes, history, 19th, century, united, states, particularly, south, thematically, been, interested, history, capitalism, also,. Edward E Baptist born 1970 is an American academic and writer He is a professor of history at Cornell University located in Ithaca New York where he specializes in the history of the 19th century United States particularly the South Thematically he has been interested in the history of capitalism and has also been interested in digital humanities methodologies He is the author of numerous books Contents 1 Early life and education 2 Career 3 Personal life 4 Bibliography 5 See also 6 References 7 External linksEarly life and education editBaptist was born in 1970 in Cambridge Massachusetts but he grew up in Durham North Carolina 1 failed verification He graduated from Georgetown University and in 1997 earned his doctorate from University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia 2 full citation needed Career editBaptist is a professor of history at Cornell University His areas of interest are 19th century United States and especially the history of enslavement in America 2 Baptist is the author of many articles and books including The Half Has Never Been Told Slavery and the Making of American Capitalism and the award winning Creating an Old South 1 In September 2014 Baptist s work came to prominence when The Economist published a review of The Half Has Never Been Told criticizing Baptist s thesis that growth in cotton productivity was driven primarily by increasing cruelty The review sparked widespread outrage for its statement Almost all the blacks in his book are victims almost all the whites villains This is not history it is advocacy This prompted a rare withdrawal of the article and an apology from the magazine 3 Baptist wrote a response in Politico magazine in which he states Had the Economist actually engaged the book s arguments the reviewer would have had to confront the scary fact that the unrestrained domination of market forces can sometimes amplify existing forms of oppression into something more horrific No wonder the Economist abandoned its long standing intellectual commitments in favor of sloppy old paternalism on Sept 4 because if it hadn t Mr Ms Anonymous might have had to admit that market fundamentalism doesn t always provide the best solution for every economic or social problem 4 The Half Has Never Been Told received mixed reviews from academics 5 A number of historians including Eric Foner of Columbia University and Daina Ramey Berry of the University of Texas at Austin have praised the book 6 Economic historians have sharply criticized The Half Has Never Been Told 7 8 9 10 5 Reviewing the book in The Journal of Economic History JEH Alan Olmstead writes Edward Baptist s study of capitalism and slavery is flawed beyond repair Olmstead criticizes Baptist s torture hypothesis that increasing cruelty drove increases in cotton picking output citing research that finds that increases in productivity resulted primarily from planting of improved cotton varieties Olmstead additionally writes that carelessness with numbers when coupled with his fundamental misunderstanding of economic logic leads Baptist to vastly overstate the importance of cotton to the antebellum American economy 9 In a separate review of the book in the JEH Eric Hilt writes much of its economic analysis is so flawed that it undermines the credibility of the book Hilt argues that Baptist s calculation of the share of cotton in antebellum America s Gross Domestic Product is a disastrously mishandled undertaking full of obvious manipulations that overstate cotton s contribution 11 A 2020 study in the Economic History Review rejects Baptist s thesis that slavery was necessary for American economic development 12 In 2017 Baptist was awarded a prestigious Guggenheim Fellowship for a new project on the history of the policing of African Americans from Jamestown to Ferguson Personal life editBaptist lives in Ithaca New York 1 Bibliography edit 2002 Creating an Old South Middle Florida s Plantation Frontier before the Civil War University of North Carolina Press ISBN 978 0807853535 13 2006 New Studies in the History of American Slavery University of Georgia Press ISBN 978 0820326948 14 2014 American Capitalism A Reader Louis Hyman and Edward E Baptist Simon amp Schuster 15 2014 The Half Has Never Been Told Slavery and the Making of American Capitalism Basic Books ISBN 978 0465002962 16 See also edit nbsp Biography portalList of Cornell University people List of Georgetown University alumni List of historians List of people from North Carolina List of University of Pennsylvania peopleReferences edit a b c Profile The Guardian a b 1 Cornell University Our withdrawn review Blood cotton The Economist September 4 2014 Retrieved August 17 2020 Edward Baptist September 7 2014 What the Economist Doesn t Get About Slavery And My Book Politico Retrieved May 23 2015 a b Parry Marc December 8 2016 Shackles and Dollars The Chronicle of Higher Education ISSN 0009 5982 Retrieved June 12 2017 Kaja on Baptist The Half Has Never Been Told Slavery and the Making of American Capitalism H Law H Net networks h net org Retrieved June 12 2017 Ramey Berry Daina December 1 2016 The Half Has Never Been Told Slavery and the Making of American Capitalism Journal of American History 103 3 718 719 doi 10 1093 jahist jaw341 ISSN 0021 8723 a href Template Cite journal html title Template Cite journal cite journal a CS1 maint multiple names authors list link Foner Eric October 3 2014 The Half Has Never Been Told by Edward E Baptist The New York Times ISSN 0362 4331 Retrieved June 12 2017 Forged in Slavery s usih org Retrieved June 12 2017 Burnard Trevor January 2 2015 The Righteous Will Shine Like the Sun Writing an Evocative History of Antebellum American Slavery Slavery amp Abolition 36 1 180 185 doi 10 1080 0144039X 2015 1009239 ISSN 0144 039X S2CID 145396556 Clegg John J 2015 Capitalism and Slavery Critical Historical Studies 2 2 281 304 doi 10 1086 683036 JSTOR 10 1086 683036 S2CID 155629580 a b Murray John E Olmstead Alan L Logan Trevon D Pritchett Jonathan B Rousseau Peter L September 2015 The Half Has Never Been Told Slavery and the Making of American Capitalism By Baptist Edward E New York Basic Books 2014 Pp xxvii 498 35 00 cloth The Journal of Economic History 75 3 919 931 doi 10 1017 S0022050715000996 ISSN 0022 0507 S2CID 154464892 Alan L Olmstead Paul W Rhode January 2018 Cotton slavery and the new history of capitalism Explorations in Economic History 67 1 17 doi 10 1016 j eeh 2017 12 002 Hilt Eric 2017 Economic History Historical Analysis and the New History of Capitalism The Journal of Economic History 77 2 511 536 doi 10 1017 S002205071700016X Wright Gavin 2020 Slavery and Anglo American capitalism revisited The Economic History Review 73 2 353 383 doi 10 1111 ehr 12962 ISSN 1468 0289 S2CID 214142489 Baptist Edward E 2002 Creating an Old South Middle Florida s Plantation Frontier Before the Civil War Univ of North Carolina Press ISBN 0807853534 Baptist Edward E Camp Stephanie M H 2006 New Studies in the History of American Slavery University of Georgia Press ISBN 0820326941 American Capitalism A Reader Simon amp Schuster September 2 2014 Baptist Edward E September 9 2014 The Half Has Never Been Told Slavery and the Making of American Capitalism Basic Books ISBN 978 0465002962 External links editAppearances on C SPAN How slavery became America s first big business Vox interview August 2019 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Edward E Baptist amp oldid 1173446374, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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