Author: William Adams (M.A.)
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Category : Voyages and travels
Languages : en
Pages : 546
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The Modern Voyager & Traveller, Through Europe, Asia, Africa, & America ...
Author: William Adams
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Category : America
Languages : en
Pages : 508
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Category : America
Languages : en
Pages : 508
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The modern voyager and traveller through Europe, Asia, Africa and America
Author: William Adams
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Languages : en
Pages : 500
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Languages : en
Pages : 500
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Reader's Index and Guide
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Languages : en
Pages : 590
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Languages : en
Pages : 590
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America
Author: James Silk Buckingham
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Category : Atlantic States
Languages : en
Pages : 660
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Category : Atlantic States
Languages : en
Pages : 660
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The Long Millennium
Author: Mark Jarzombek
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
ISBN: 1003820875
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 336
Book Description
This book argues that long-distance trade in luxury items – such as diamonds, gold, cinnamon, scented woods, ivory and pearls, all of which require little overhead in their acquisition and were relatively easy to transport – played a foundational role in the creation of what we would call "global trade" in the first millennium CE. The book coins the term "dark matter economy" to better describe this complex – though mostly invisible – relationship to normative realities. The first full integration of dark matter economy with the emerging global flows took place in South India and Sri Lanka at the beginning of the millennium. The book then moves to other places in the world – "sweet spots" – where a particular type of affluence was generated through the trade in luxury goods. This upstream affluence manifested itself in the creation of shrines, palaces, temples and engineering works that all thickened the landscape of memory, control and extraction and also served as a defense mechanism against intrusions from afar. The book also explains the collapse of dark matter economy as a result of the cumulative energies of colonialism, modernization and nationalism that make it hard for us today to come to terms with this history. The Long Millennium will appeal to students and scholars alike studying the trade networks and economics of the early Middle Ages as well as anyone interested in the effect of trade on medieval society in the first millennium CE.
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
ISBN: 1003820875
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 336
Book Description
This book argues that long-distance trade in luxury items – such as diamonds, gold, cinnamon, scented woods, ivory and pearls, all of which require little overhead in their acquisition and were relatively easy to transport – played a foundational role in the creation of what we would call "global trade" in the first millennium CE. The book coins the term "dark matter economy" to better describe this complex – though mostly invisible – relationship to normative realities. The first full integration of dark matter economy with the emerging global flows took place in South India and Sri Lanka at the beginning of the millennium. The book then moves to other places in the world – "sweet spots" – where a particular type of affluence was generated through the trade in luxury goods. This upstream affluence manifested itself in the creation of shrines, palaces, temples and engineering works that all thickened the landscape of memory, control and extraction and also served as a defense mechanism against intrusions from afar. The book also explains the collapse of dark matter economy as a result of the cumulative energies of colonialism, modernization and nationalism that make it hard for us today to come to terms with this history. The Long Millennium will appeal to students and scholars alike studying the trade networks and economics of the early Middle Ages as well as anyone interested in the effect of trade on medieval society in the first millennium CE.
America
Author: James Buckingham
Publisher: Applewood Books
ISBN: 1429002220
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 658
Book Description
A member of Parliament records his travels and offers data; a very detailed account of travel in New England and New York. vol. 3 of 3
Publisher: Applewood Books
ISBN: 1429002220
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 658
Book Description
A member of Parliament records his travels and offers data; a very detailed account of travel in New England and New York. vol. 3 of 3
“The” Quarterly Review
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Languages : en
Pages : 768
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Languages : en
Pages : 768
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Catalogue
Author: Wells, Edgar H. & Co
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Category : Catalogs, Booksellers'
Languages : en
Pages : 1208
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Category : Catalogs, Booksellers'
Languages : en
Pages : 1208
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Richard of York; Or, "The White Rose of England".
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Category : Great Britain
Languages : en
Pages : 304
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Category : Great Britain
Languages : en
Pages : 304
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The Expansion of England
Author: Bill Schwarz
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1134928319
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 272
Book Description
The organized study of history began in Britain when the Empire was at its height. Belief in the destiny of imperial England profoundly shaped the imagination of the first generation of professional historians. But with the Empire ended, do these mental habits still haunt historical explanation? Drawing on postcolonial theory in a lively mix of historical and theoretical chapters, The Expansion of England explores the history of the British Empire and the practice of historical enquiry itself. There are essays on Asia, Australasia, the West Indies, South Africa and Britain. Examining the sexual, racial and ethnic identities shaping the experiences of English men and women in the nineteenth century, the authors argue that habits of thought forged in the Empire still give meaning to English identities today.
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1134928319
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 272
Book Description
The organized study of history began in Britain when the Empire was at its height. Belief in the destiny of imperial England profoundly shaped the imagination of the first generation of professional historians. But with the Empire ended, do these mental habits still haunt historical explanation? Drawing on postcolonial theory in a lively mix of historical and theoretical chapters, The Expansion of England explores the history of the British Empire and the practice of historical enquiry itself. There are essays on Asia, Australasia, the West Indies, South Africa and Britain. Examining the sexual, racial and ethnic identities shaping the experiences of English men and women in the nineteenth century, the authors argue that habits of thought forged in the Empire still give meaning to English identities today.