The Mighty Experiment
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The Mighty Experiment
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Author : Seymour Drescher
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press on Demand
Release Date : 2004-10-14
The Mighty Experiment written by Seymour Drescher and has been published by Oxford University Press on Demand this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2004-10-14 with Business & Economics categories.
In this work Drescher argues that the plan to end British slavery, rather than being a timely escape from a failing system, was, on the contrary, the crucial element in the greatest humanitarian achievement of all time. He explores how politicians, colonial bureaucrats, pamphleteers, and scholars taking anti-slavery positions validated their claims through rational scientific arguments going beyond moral and polemical rhetoric, and how the infiltration of the social sciences into this political debate was designed to minimize agitation on both sides and provide common ground.
Abolition
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Author : Seymour Drescher
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 2009-07-27
Abolition written by Seymour Drescher and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009-07-27 with History categories.
In one form or another, slavery has existed throughout the world for millennia. It helped to change the world, and the world transformed the institution. In the 1450s, when Europeans from the small corner of the globe least enmeshed in the institution first interacted with peoples of other continents, they created, in the Americas, the most dynamic, productive, and exploitative system of coerced labor in human history. Three centuries later these same intercontinental actions produced a movement that successfully challenged the institution at the peak of its dynamism. Within another century a new surge of European expansion constructed Old World empires under the banner of antislavery. However, twentieth-century Europe itself was inundated by a new system of slavery, larger and more deadly than its earlier system of New World slavery. This book examines these dramatic expansions and contractions of the institution of slavery and the impact of violence, economics, and civil society in the ebb and flow of slavery and antislavery during the last five centuries.
Who Abolished Slavery
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Author : Seymour Drescher
language : en
Publisher: Berghahn Books
Release Date : 2021-01-01
Who Abolished Slavery written by Seymour Drescher and has been published by Berghahn Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-01-01 with Social Science categories.
The past half-century has produced a mass of information regarding slave resistance, ranging from individual acts of disobedience to massive uprisings. Many of these acts of rebellion have been studied extensively, yet the ultimate goals of the insurgents remain open for discussion. Recently, several historians have suggested that slaves achieved their own freedom by resisting slavery, which counters the predominant argument that abolitionist pressure groups, parliamentarians, and the governmental and anti-governmental armies of the various slaveholding empires were the prime movers behind emancipation. Marques, one of the leading historians of slavery and abolition, argues that, in most cases, it is impossible to establish a direct relation between slaves’ uprisings and the emancipation laws that would be approved in the western countries. Following this presentation, his arguments are taken up by a dozen of the most outstanding historians in this field. In a concluding chapter, Marques responds briefly to their comments and evaluates the degree to which they challenge or enhance his view.
Econocide
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Author : Seymour Drescher
language : en
Publisher: Univ of North Carolina Press
Release Date : 2010-08-30
Econocide written by Seymour Drescher and has been published by Univ of North Carolina Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-08-30 with History categories.
In this classic analysis and refutation of Eric Williams's 1944 thesis, Seymour Drescher argues that Britain's abolition of the slave trade in 1807 resulted not from the diminishing value of slavery for Great Britain but instead from the British public's mobilization against the slave trade, which forced London to commit what Drescher terms "econocide." This action, he argues, was detrimental to Britain's economic interests at a time when British slavery was actually at the height of its potential. Originally published in 1977, Drescher's work was instrumental in undermining the economic determinist interpretation of abolitionism that had dominated historical discourse for decades following World War II. For this second edition, which includes a foreword by David Brion Davis, Drescher has written a new preface, reflecting on the historiography of the British slave trade since this book's original publication.
The Cambridge World History Of Slavery Volume 4 Ad 1804 Ad 2016
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Author : David Eltis
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 2017-04-24
The Cambridge World History Of Slavery Volume 4 Ad 1804 Ad 2016 written by David Eltis and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-04-24 with History categories.
Slavery and coerced labor have been among the most ubiquitous of human institutions both in time - from ancient times to the present - and in place, having existed in virtually all geographic areas and societies. This volume covers the period from the independence of Haiti to modern perceptions of slavery by assembling twenty-eight original essays, each written by scholars acknowledged as leaders in their respective fields. Issues discussed include the sources of slaves, the slave trade, the social and economic functioning of slave societies, the responses of slaves to enslavement, efforts to abolish slavery continuing to the present day, the flow of contract labor and other forms of labor control in the aftermath of abolition, and the various forms of coerced labor that emerged in the twentieth century under totalitarian regimes and colonialism.
The Political Languages Of Emancipation In The British Caribbean And The U S South
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Author : Demetrius Lynn Eudell
language : en
Publisher: Univ of North Carolina Press
Release Date : 2002
The Political Languages Of Emancipation In The British Caribbean And The U S South written by Demetrius Lynn Eudell and has been published by Univ of North Carolina Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2002 with History categories.
A comparative history of the emancipation process in the British Caribbean during the 1830s and the United States during the 1860s, focusing particularly on the fundamentally different political language used by former slaves and slaveholders to understand and discuss slavery, freedom, and the transition between the two.
Experiment
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Author : Colin McFarland
language : en
Publisher: New Riders
Release Date : 2012-08-17
Experiment written by Colin McFarland and has been published by New Riders this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-08-17 with Computers categories.
Testing is a surefire way to dramatically improve your website’s conversion rate and increase revenue. When you run experiments with changes to design or content, you’ll quickly discover which changes better motivate your users to take action. This book shows how to learn from your customers’ behavior and decisions, and how their responses reveal the strengths and weaknesses of your site. It will show you how to make websites that work harder and convert better. Experiment! will inspire you to challenge assumptions and start experimenting right now. You will: Learn how to approach experiments to improve conversion Understand the various methods of testing including A/B and multivariate Discover experiment ideas, and go beyond optimization to innovation Recognize the UX and design implications of experimenting Learn to analyze data and deliver results Experimenting changes the way you think about design and the way you work. It helps prevent the loudest voice from deciding direction; instead, through an experiment, you’ll ask the most important voices--your customers--“What do you think?”
Mysterious Experiments
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Author : Anna Claybourne
language : en
Publisher: Gareth Stevens Publishing LLLP
Release Date : 2018-12-15
Mysterious Experiments written by Anna Claybourne and has been published by Gareth Stevens Publishing LLLP this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-12-15 with Juvenile Nonfiction categories.
Some scientific concepts seem like a mystery, but this innovative volume is sure to shed light on even the most puzzling experiments. Simple step-by-step instructions and closely-correlated illustrations make it easy for readers of many ages and levels to follow along with each activity. A simple ranking system also allows readers to choose the experiments that best correspond to their skill level. Attention-grabbing sidebars and fact boxes provide further insight and help reinforce key elementary science curricula.
Entertaining Science Experiments With Everyday Objects
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Author : Martin Gardner
language : en
Publisher: Courier Corporation
Release Date : 2013-06-10
Entertaining Science Experiments With Everyday Objects written by Martin Gardner and has been published by Courier Corporation this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-06-10 with Juvenile Nonfiction categories.
A prominent popular science writer presents simple instructions for 100 illustrated experiments. Memorable, easily understood experiments illuminate principles related to astronomy, chemistry, physiology, psychology, mathematics, topology, probability, acoustics, other areas.
Capitalism And Antislavery
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Author : Seymour Drescher
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Release Date : 1987
Capitalism And Antislavery written by Seymour Drescher and has been published by Oxford University Press, USA this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1987 with Antislavery movements categories.
The age of British abolitionism came into consolidated strength in 1787-88 with the first mass campaign against the slave trade and ended just half a century later in 1838 with a mass petition movement against Negro Apprenticeship. Drescher focuses on this critical fifty-year period, when the people of the Empire effectively pressured and eventually altered national policy. Presenting a major reassessment of the roots, nature, and significance of Britain's successful struggle against slavery, he illuminates a novel turn in the history of antislavery, when for the first time, the most effective agents in the abolition process were non-slave masses, including working men and women. This not only set Britain off from ancient Rome, medieval western Europe, and early modern Russia, but, in scale and duration, it distinguished Britain from its 19th-century continental European counterparts as well. Viewing British abolitionism against the backdrop of larger national and international events, this provocative study challenges readers to look anew at the politics of slavery and social change in a prominent era of British history.