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Long before recorded history, men, women and children had been
seized by conquering tribes and nations to be employed or traded as
slaves. Greeks, Romans, Vikings and Arabs were among the earliest
of many peoples involved in the slave trade, and across Africa the
buying and selling of slaves was widespread. There was, at the
time, nothing unusual in Britain's somewhat belated entry into the
slave trade, transporting natives from Africa's west coast to the
plantations of the New World. What was unusual was Britain's
decision, in 1807, to ban the slave trade throughout the British
Empire. Britain later persuaded other countries to follow suit, but
this did not stop this lucrative business. So the Royal Navy went
to war against the slavers, in due course establishing the West
Africa Squadron which was based at Freetown in Sierra Leone. This
force grew throughout the nineteenth century until a sixth of the
Royal Navy's ships and marines was employed in the battle against
the slave trade. Between 1808 and 1860, the West Africa Squadron
captured 1,600 slave ships and freed 150,000 Africans. The slavers
tried every tactic to evade the Royal Navy enforcers. Over the
years that followed more than 1,500 naval personnel died of disease
or were killed in action, in what was difficult and dangerous, and
at times saddening, work. In Britain's War Against the Slave Trade,
naval historian Anthony Sullivan reveals the story behind this
little-known campaign by Britain to end the slave trade. Whereas
Britain is usually, and justifiably, condemned for its earlier
involvement in the slave trade, the truth is that in time the Royal
Navy undertook a major and expensive operation to end what was, and
is, an evil business.
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Fashion And Politics (Hardcover)
Djurdja Bartlett; Contributions by Serkan Delice, Rhonda Garelick, Erica de Greef, Jin Li Lim, …
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A timely and splendidly illustrated global exploration of the complex
intersections of fashion and politics from the mid-19th century to the
present day
Taking a multifaceted look at a topic of widespread fascination, this
pioneering book presents new research on the intersection of fashion
and politics through incisive essays by the field's leading voices,
including both renowned and emerging fashion scholars. The texts unpack
fashion between the mid-19th century and today as expressions of
nationalism, terrorism, surveillance, and individualism, as well as a
symbol of capitalism.
The first section explores the political potential of fashion despite
its immutable status as a commodity. The second section offers a
historical account of the political nature of dress, such as the
fashion of dissent within Mao's Cultural Revolution and the Black
Panther movement. The ways bodies are defined by dress-the entanglement
of oppression and expression-is the theme of the third section. A
fourth and final section explores contemporary issues in the practice
and theory of dress, from the processes of decolonizing museum
collections to the recent sartorial styles of Europe's political Left.
The book's incisive and beautifully illustrated essays provide a timely
investigation of an underdeveloped topic through a variety of
historical and current formats, including public and personal archives,
fashion magazines, political newspapers, museum displays, art, and
social media.
Pitching is about persuasion: radiating positivity, controlling the
situation, winning an audience's trust, creating "fierce
agreement," and getting them to want to give you what you're asking
for. Written not just for a business audience, You Get What You
Pitch For will approach the pitch as what it really is: a
methodology for building productive, positive, mutually beneficial
person-to-person interactions. Pitchman Anthony "Sully" Sullivan
and co-author Tim Vandehey weave a lifetime of vivid stories and
colorful characters, one-of-a-kind pitchman-lingo, and field-tested
pitching techniques into an entertaining, practical,
put-this-material-to-work-today user's manual for an extraordinary
set of skills that millions of people can use to become the most
confident, charismatic and powerful version of themselves. You Get
What You Pitch For tackles common, real-life scenarios almost
anyone can relate to, from handling disagreements, job interviews,
making an important speech, getting funding, going after a
promotion, and more.
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