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The capital amassed in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries through various forms of slave economy is still in circulation, said De Jong, still bearing interest, increasing many times over and continually burgeoning anew.
The capital amassed in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries through various forms of slave economy is still in circulation, said De Jong, still bearing interest, increasing many times over and continually burgeoning anew.
Approximate author period: c. 1972 AD · modern
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- W.G. Sebald
Attribution: attributed - Country attributed
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- Approximate author period: c. 1972 AD · modern
Approximate historical context for attribution to W.G. Sebald, based on documented life years 1944 to 2001; lifetime midpoint used only for grouping. The archive's creator biography identifies Winfried Georg Sebald, known as W.G. Sebald, and records his life years as 1944-2001. The midpoint is only a timeline grouping point. Source: University of East Anglia Archives: W.G. Sebald Collection, https://archivecollections.uea.ac.uk/wgs (checked 2026-10-09). This does not establish the composition date or authenticate the attribution of these words. Source: https://archivecollections.uea.ac.uk/wgs (accessed 2026-10-09).
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