Author: Francis MACMAHON
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Languages : en
Pages : 158
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A Narrative of the Insurrection in the Island of Grenada in the year 1795, etc
Author: Francis MACMAHON
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 158
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Publisher:
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 158
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British Museum Catalogue of printed Books
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Languages : en
Pages : 742
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Languages : en
Pages : 742
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Mastering the Niger
Author: David Lambert
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
ISBN: 022607823X
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 318
Book Description
In Mastering the Niger, David Lambert recalls Scotsman James MacQueen (1778–1870) and his publication of A New Map of Africa in 1841 to show that Atlantic slavery—as a practice of subjugation, a source of wealth, and a focus of political struggle—was entangled with the production, circulation, and reception of geographical knowledge. The British empire banned the slave trade in 1807 and abolished slavery itself in 1833, creating a need for a new British imperial economy. Without ever setting foot on the continent, MacQueen took on the task of solving the “Niger problem,” that is, to successfully map the course of the river and its tributaries, and thus breathe life into his scheme for the exploration, colonization, and commercial exploitation of West Africa. Lambert illustrates how MacQueen’s geographical research began, four decades before the publication of the New Map, when he was managing a sugar estate on the West Indian colony of Grenada. There MacQueen encountered slaves with firsthand knowledge of West Africa, whose accounts would form the basis of his geographical claims. Lambert examines the inspirations and foundations for MacQueen’s geographical theory as well as its reception, arguing that Atlantic slavery and ideas for alternatives to it helped produce geographical knowledge, while geographical discourse informed the struggle over slavery.
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
ISBN: 022607823X
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 318
Book Description
In Mastering the Niger, David Lambert recalls Scotsman James MacQueen (1778–1870) and his publication of A New Map of Africa in 1841 to show that Atlantic slavery—as a practice of subjugation, a source of wealth, and a focus of political struggle—was entangled with the production, circulation, and reception of geographical knowledge. The British empire banned the slave trade in 1807 and abolished slavery itself in 1833, creating a need for a new British imperial economy. Without ever setting foot on the continent, MacQueen took on the task of solving the “Niger problem,” that is, to successfully map the course of the river and its tributaries, and thus breathe life into his scheme for the exploration, colonization, and commercial exploitation of West Africa. Lambert illustrates how MacQueen’s geographical research began, four decades before the publication of the New Map, when he was managing a sugar estate on the West Indian colony of Grenada. There MacQueen encountered slaves with firsthand knowledge of West Africa, whose accounts would form the basis of his geographical claims. Lambert examines the inspirations and foundations for MacQueen’s geographical theory as well as its reception, arguing that Atlantic slavery and ideas for alternatives to it helped produce geographical knowledge, while geographical discourse informed the struggle over slavery.
A Guide for the Study of British Caribbean History, 1763-1834
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Category : Great Britain
Languages : en
Pages : 744
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Category : Great Britain
Languages : en
Pages : 744
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Bibliography of the West Indies (excluding Jamaica)
Author: Institute of Jamaica. Library
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Category : Caribbean Area
Languages : en
Pages : 196
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Category : Caribbean Area
Languages : en
Pages : 196
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The French Revolution and British Popular Politics
Author: Mark Philp
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 9780521890939
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 256
Book Description
The nine essays in this collection focus on the dynamics of British popular politics in the 1790s and on the impact of the French Revolution and the subsequent war with France. Leading scholars in the field explore the nature and origins of the ideological conflicts between reformers and loyalists, the impact of the war with France on the organisation of the British state and on its relations with its people, and the extent of the threat of revolution on both British and colonial territory. The French Revolution and British Popular Politics makes an unusually integrated and coherent collection of essays, substantially advancing knowledge in this controversial area and bringing together important work by senior figures in the field.
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 9780521890939
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 256
Book Description
The nine essays in this collection focus on the dynamics of British popular politics in the 1790s and on the impact of the French Revolution and the subsequent war with France. Leading scholars in the field explore the nature and origins of the ideological conflicts between reformers and loyalists, the impact of the war with France on the organisation of the British state and on its relations with its people, and the extent of the threat of revolution on both British and colonial territory. The French Revolution and British Popular Politics makes an unusually integrated and coherent collection of essays, substantially advancing knowledge in this controversial area and bringing together important work by senior figures in the field.
The Last Caribbean Frontier, 1795-1815
Author: K. Candlin
Publisher: Springer
ISBN: 113703081X
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 366
Book Description
The Southern Caribbean was the last frontier in the Atlantic world and the most contested region in the Caribbean during the Age of Revolution. As well as illuminating this little-understood region, the book seeks to complicate our understanding of the Caribbean, the role of 'free people of colour' and the nature of slavery.
Publisher: Springer
ISBN: 113703081X
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 366
Book Description
The Southern Caribbean was the last frontier in the Atlantic world and the most contested region in the Caribbean during the Age of Revolution. As well as illuminating this little-understood region, the book seeks to complicate our understanding of the Caribbean, the role of 'free people of colour' and the nature of slavery.
Narrative and Critical History of America
Author: Justin Winsor
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Category : America
Languages : en
Pages : 632
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Category : America
Languages : en
Pages : 632
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Narrative and Critical History of America
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 314
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Languages : en
Pages : 314
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Narrative and Critical History of America: The later history of British, Spanish, and Portuguese America. 1889
Author: Justin Winsor
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Category : America
Languages : en
Pages : 320
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Publisher:
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Category : America
Languages : en
Pages : 320
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