Dr. Seth Rockman

Associate Professor

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Biography

Seth Rockman is an Associate Professor specializing in nineteenth-century United States history, with a focus on the relationship between slavery and capitalism in American economic and social development. His 2009 book, 'Scraping By: Wage Labor, Slavery, and Survival in Early Baltimore,' received the Merle Curti Prize from the Organization of American Historians, the Philip Taft Labor History Book Award, and the H.L. Mitchell Prize from the Southern Historical Association. Rockman is currently working on a new book about the shoes, shovels, hats, and hoes manufactured in the North for use on Southern slave plantations. He is also co-editing a volume titled 'Slavery’s Capitalism: A New History of American Economic Development.' An excerpt of his work has been featured on Bloomberg News’ Echoes blog in January 2012.

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Requirements for Brown University

Doctorate Program
Requirements
GRE General
TOEFL
Total
Required:90
IELTS
Overall
Required:7
Prerequisites
Undergraduate degree in Economics or related field
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Specialization Notes

Department: Department of Economics