Author: Selwyn R. CudjoePublisher:
ISBN: 9780911565133
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 200
Book Description
Eric E. Williams Speaks
Author: Selwyn R. CudjoePublisher:
ISBN: 9780911565133
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 200
Book Description
Eric E. Williams Speaks
Author: Eric Eustace WilliamsPublisher: University of Massachusetts Press
ISBN: 9780870238888
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 436
Book Description
"Collection of speeches and articles by the late Eric Williams, along with a few other contributions, reveals Williams to be a consummate scholar and politician as well as a charismatic leader who pursued politics of change in the Caribbean"--Handbook ofL
Eric E. Williams Speaks
Author: Eric Eustace WilliamsPublisher: University of Massachusetts Press
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 456
Book Description
Capitalism and Slavery
Author: Eric WilliamsPublisher: UNC Press Books
ISBN: 1469619490
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 308
Book Description
Slavery helped finance the Industrial Revolution in England. Plantation owners, shipbuilders, and merchants connected with the slave trade accumulated vast fortunes that established banks and heavy industry in Europe and expanded the reach of capitalism worldwide. Eric Williams advanced these powerful ideas in Capitalism and Slavery, published in 1944. Years ahead of its time, his profound critique became the foundation for studies of imperialism and economic development. Binding an economic view of history with strong moral argument, Williams's study of the role of slavery in financing the Industrial Revolution refuted traditional ideas of economic and moral progress and firmly established the centrality of the African slave trade in European economic development. He also showed that mature industrial capitalism in turn helped destroy the slave system. Establishing the exploitation of commercial capitalism and its link to racial attitudes, Williams employed a historicist vision that set the tone for future studies. In a new introduction, Colin Palmer assesses the lasting impact of Williams's groundbreaking work and analyzes the heated scholarly debates it generated when it first appeared.
Eric E. Williams Speaks
Author: Selwyn Reginald CudjoePublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Trinidad and Tobago
Languages : en
Pages : 16
Book Description
Inward Hunger
Author: Eric Eustace WilliamsPublisher: Markus Wiener Publishers
ISBN: 9781558763876
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
When the author, the Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago, was a lad, his country was a British Crown Colony, and its government offered one university scholarship a year to the entire population. Young Williams became an authority on West Indian history and founded the People's National Movement Party. This is an autobiography of the author.
Caribbean Slave Revolts and the British Abolitionist Movement
Author: Gelien MatthewsPublisher: LSU Press
ISBN: 0807131318
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 213
Book Description
"Focusing on slave revolts that took place in Barbados in 1816, in Demerara in 1823, and in Jamaica in 1831-32, Matthews identifies four key aspects in British abolitionist propaganda regarding Caribbean slavery: the denial that antislavery activism prompted slave revolts, the attempt to understand and recount slave uprisings from the slaves' perspectives, the portrayal of slave rebels as victims of armed suppressors and as agents of the antislavery movement, and the presentation of revolts as a rationale against the continuance of slavery. She makes use of previously overlooked publications of British abolitionists to prove that their language changed over time in response to slave uprisings.".
A Tale of Seven Elements
Author: Eric ScerriPublisher: OUP USA
ISBN: 0195391314
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 305
Book Description
In A Tale of Seven Elements, Eric Scerri presents the fascinating history of those seven elements discovered to be mysteriously "missing" from the periodic table in 1913.
From Columbus to Castro
Author: Eric WilliamsPublisher: Andre Deutsch Limited
ISBN: 9780233976563
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 576
Book Description
The first of its kind, From Columbus to Castro is a definitive work about a profoundly important but neglected and misrepresented area of the world. Quite simply it's about millions of people scattered across an arc of islands -- Jamaica, Haiti, Barbados, Antigua, Martinique, Trinidad, among others -- separated by the languages and cultures of their colonizers, but joined together, nevertheless, by a common heritage.
The Nature Fix: Why Nature Makes Us Happier, Healthier, and More Creative
Author: Florence WilliamsPublisher: W. W. Norton & Company
ISBN: 0393242722
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 206
Book Description
"Highly informative and remarkably entertaining." —Elle From forest trails in Korea, to islands in Finland, to eucalyptus groves in California, Florence Williams investigates the science behind nature’s positive effects on the brain. Delving into brand-new research, she uncovers the powers of the natural world to improve health, promote reflection and innovation, and strengthen our relationships. As our modern lives shift dramatically indoors, these ideas—and the answers they yield—are more urgent than ever.