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Kenneth Morgan's history of Jamaica is a social, economic,
political, and cultural assessment of the island's most important
periods and themes over the past millennium. This includes the
island's development before 1500, with detailed material on the
Taino society; the two centuries of slavery and its aftermath
between 1660 and 1860; the continuance of colonialism between 1860
and 1945; the background to Jamaican independence between 1945 and
1960; and the evolution of Jamaica as an independent nation since
the early 1960s. Throughout, Morgan discusses important themes such
as race, slavery, empire, poverty, and colonialism, and the
unbalanced social structure that existed for much of Jamaica's
history – the small, overwhelmingly white elite overseeing and
controlling the lives of black and brown people beneath them on the
social scale. Ending with an assessment of the contemporary period,
this work offers an authoritative, up-to-date history of Jamaica.
This two-volume work provides the first edited publication of
Matthew Flinders's fair journals from the circumnavigation of
Australia in 1801-1803 in HMS Investigator, and of the 'Memoir' he
wrote to accompany his journals and charts. These are among the
most important primary texts in Australian maritime history and
European voyaging in the Pacific. Flinders was the first explorer
to circumnavigate Australia. He was also largely responsible for
giving Australia its name. His voyage was supported by the
Admiralty, the Navy Board, the East India Company and the patronage
of Sir Joseph Banks, President of the Royal Society. Banks ensured
that the Investigator expedition included scientific gentlemen to
document Australia's flora, fauna, geology and landscape features.
The botanist Robert Brown, botanical painter Ferdinand Bauer,
landscape artist William Westall and the gardener Peter Good were
all members of the voyage. After landfall at Cape Leeuwin, Flinders
sailed anti-clockwise round the whole continent, returning to Port
Jackson when the ship became unseaworthy. After a series of
misfortunes, including a shipwreck and a long detention at the Ile
de France (now Mauritius), Flinders returned to England in 1810. He
devoted the last four years of his life to preparing A Voyage to
Terra Australis, published in two volumes, and an atlas. Flinders
died on 19 July 1814 at the age of forty. The fair journals edited
here comprise a daily log with full nautical information and
'remarks' on the coastal landscape, the achievements of previous
navigators in Australian waters, encounters with Aborigines and
Macassan trepangers, naval routines, scientific findings, and
Flinders's surveying and charting. The journals also include
instructions for the voyage and some additional correspondence. The
'Memoir' explains Flinders' methodology in compiling his journals
and charts and the purpose and content of his surveys. This edition
has a substantial introduction
This two-volume work provides the first edited publication of
Matthew Flinders's fair journals from the circumnavigation of
Australia in 1801-1803 in HMS Investigator, and of the 'Memoir' he
wrote to accompany his journals and charts. These are among the
most important primary texts in Australian maritime history and
European voyaging in the Pacific. Flinders was the first explorer
to circumnavigate Australia. He was also largely responsible for
giving Australia its name. His voyage was supported by the
Admiralty, the Navy Board, the East India Company and the patronage
of Sir Joseph Banks, President of the Royal Society. Banks ensured
that the Investigator expedition included scientific gentlemen to
document Australia's flora, fauna, geology and landscape features.
The botanist Robert Brown, botanical painter Ferdinand Bauer,
landscape artist William Westall and the gardener Peter Good were
all members of the voyage. After landfall at Cape Leeuwin, Flinders
sailed anti-clockwise round the whole continent, returning to Port
Jackson when the ship became unseaworthy. After a series of
misfortunes, including a shipwreck and a long detention at the Ile
de France (now Mauritius), Flinders returned to England in 1810. He
devoted the last four years of his life to preparing A Voyage to
Terra Australis, published in two volumes, and an atlas. Flinders
died on 19 July 1814 at the age of forty. The fair journals edited
here comprise a daily log with full nautical information and
'remarks' on the coastal landscape, the achievements of previous
navigators in Australian waters, encounters with Aborigines and
Macassan trepangers, naval routines, scientific findings, and
Flinders's surveying and charting. The journals also include
instructions for the voyage and some additional correspondence. The
'Memoir' explains Flinders' methodology in compiling his journals
and charts and the purpose and content of his surveys. This edition
has a substantial introduction
The Industrial Revolution had a profound and lasting effect on
socioeconomic and cultural conditions in Britain. The Birth of
Industrial Britain examines the impact of early industrialisation
on British society in the century before 1850, coinciding with
Britains transition from a late pre-industrial economy to one based
on industrialisation and urbanisation. This fully revised and
updated second edition provides a comprehensive range of
pedagogical material to support the text, including a Glossary of
terms, people and parliamentary acts, new primary source documents
and a brand new Chronology and Whos Who section. The Birth of
Industrial Britain provides an essential up-to-date synthesis of
the impact of the Industrial Revolution on British society for
students at all levels.
Contains primary texts relating to the British slave trade in the
17th and 18th century. The first volume contains two 18th-century
texts covering the slave trade in Africa. Volume two focuses on the
work of the Royal African company, and volumes three and four focus
on the abolitionists' struggle.
Contains primary texts relating to the British slave trade in the
17th and 18th century. The first volume contains two 18th-century
texts covering the slave trade in Africa. Volume two focuses on the
work of the Royal African company, and volumes three and four focus
on the abolitionists' struggle.
Contains primary texts relating to the British slave trade in the
17th and 18th century. The first volume contains two 18th-century
texts covering the slave trade in Africa. Volume two focuses on the
work of the Royal African company, and volumes three and four focus
on the abolitionists' struggle.
Contains primary texts relating to the British slave trade in the
17th and 18th century. The first volume contains two 18th-century
texts covering the slave trade in Africa. Volume two focuses on the
work of the Royal African company, and volumes three and four focus
on the abolitionists' struggle.
This book offers the first detailed examination for many years of
the transatlantic trade and shipping of Bristol during the
eighteenth century. It compares the performance of Bristol as a
port during this period with the growth of other out ports,
especially Liverpool and Glasgow. Dr Morgan's analysis shows that
the absolute growth of Bristol's Atlantic trade between 1700 and
1800 was concomitant with the relative decline of Bristol as a
port; the main reasons for this decline were the lack of
improvement to port facilities, increasing specialisation among the
Bristol merchant community, the impact of war on trade, and the
superior business acumen in the tobacco and slave trades manifested
by Glasgow and Liverpool merchants respectively. Bristol and the
Atlantic Trade is based on a great variety of primary sources in
the British Isles, the USA, the West Indies, Australia and
continental Europe.
This book throws new light on the interlocking commercial relationships of the Atlantic trading world during the centuries ending with the American and French Revolutions. Grouped under four themes--the role of merchants and their connections; the development of trades; imperial economies; and colonial working societies--and written by an international team of economic historians, these essays increase our knowledge and understanding of the transatlantic economy. Contributions include studies of individual businessmen, labor patterns, port cities, branches of trade, and comparative studies of trading nations.
This book offers the first detailed examination for many years of
the transatlantic trade and shipping of Bristol during the
eighteenth century. It compares the performance of Bristol as a
port during this period with the growth of other out ports,
especially Liverpool and Glasgow. Dr Morgan's analysis shows that
the absolute growth of Bristol's Atlantic trade between 1700 and
1800 was concomitant with the relative decline of Bristol as a
port; the main reasons for this decline were the lack of
improvement to port facilities, increasing specialisation among the
Bristol merchant community, the impact of war on trade, and the
superior business acumen in the tobacco and slave trades manifested
by Glasgow and Liverpool merchants respectively. Bristol and the
Atlantic Trade is based on a great variety of primary sources in
the British Isles, the USA, the West Indies, Australia and
continental Europe.
The Igbo are one of the most populous ethnic groups in Nigeria and
are perhaps best known and celebrated in the work of Chinua Achebe.
In this landmark collection on Igbo society and arts, Toyin Falola
and Raphael Chijioke Njoku have compiled a detailed and innovative
examination of the Igbo experience in Africa and in the diaspora.
Focusing on institutions and cultural practices, the volume covers
the enslavement, middle passage, and American experience of the
Igbo as well as their return to Africa and aspects of Igbo
language, society, and cultural arts. By employing a variety of
disciplinary perspectives, this volume presents a comprehensive
view of how the Igbo were integrated into the Atlantic world
through the slave trade and slavery, the transformations of Igbo
identities and culture, and the strategies for resistance employed
by the Igbo in the New World. Moving beyond descriptions of generic
African experiences, this collection includes 21 essays by
prominent scholars throughout the world.
The Industrial Revolution had a profound and lasting effect on
socioeconomic and cultural conditions in Britain.
The Birth of Industrial Britain examines the impact of early
industrialisation on British society in the century before 1850,
coinciding with Britain's transition from a late pre-industrial
economy to one based on industrialisation and urbanisation.This
fully revised and updated second edition provides a comprehensive
range of pedagogical material to support the text, including a
Glossary of terms, people and parliamentary acts, new primary
source documents and a brand new Chronology and 'Who's Who'
section. "The Birth of Industrial Britain "provides an essential
up-to-date synthesis of the impact of the Industrial Revolution on
British society for students at all levels.
The developments in mesh generation are usually driven by the needs
of new applications and/or novel algorithms. The last decade has
seen a renewed interest in mesh generation and adaptation by the
computational engineering community, due to the challenges
introduced by complex industrial problems.Another common challenge
is the need to handle complex geometries. Nowadays, it is becoming
obvious that geometry should be persistent throughout the whole
simulation process. Several methodologies that can carry the
geometric information throughout the simulation stage are
available, but due to the novelty of these methods, the generation
of suitable meshes for these techniques is still the main obstacle
for the industrial uptake of this technology.This book will cover
different aspects of mesh generation and adaptation, with
particular emphasis on cutting-edge mesh generation techniques for
advanced discretisation methods and complex geometries.
This is the story of the life, professional achievements and
personal background, challenges and achievements of Wales's leading
historian. During his long career, Kenneth O. Morgan has been a
prolific writer and, through his pioneering work, has become a
leading authority on Welsh History, British History and Labour
History. This autobiography also details Morgan's often
entertaining and unconventional personal experiences, and the
eminent people he has met along the way - from his work in
television, radio and the press as election commentator and book
reviewer, to his involvement in the Labour Party from the late
1950s onwards and the close relations he developed with such Labour
leaders as James Callaghan, Michael Foot, Douglas Jay and Neil
Kinnock. In addition to being a respected author, Morgan has held
the position of University Vice-Chancellor in Wales, is an active
Labour peer, and continues to lecture at universities around the
world - all achieved while juggling his life as a husband and
father. In this revealing memoir, published in the year of his
eightieth birthday, Morgan reflects on marriage and bereavement, on
re-marriage, parenthood, friendship, religion and morality, his
reactions to the historical changes he has witnessed, from
attending a village school in rural Wales and wartime air-raids,
through school in Hampstead and study in Oxford University and in
Wales, down to entry into the House of Lords. Despite past traumas,
this memoir still conveys invigoratingly a senior scholar's
idealism, abiding sense of optimism and belief in progress.
Contents. List of Illustrations Foreword Chapter 1 A Divided
Consciousness Chapter 2 Education, Education, Education Chapter 3
History-Making: A Welsh Historian Chapter 4 History-Making: A
British Historian Chapter 5 History-Making; A Labour Historian
Chapter 6 History-Making: A Contemporary Historian Chapter 7:
History-Making: A Biographer Chapter 8: Experiences: The House of
Lords Chapter 9: Experiences: Travelling Chapter 10: Experiences:
Old and New Labour Chapter 11 My History
The first Reader and Guide to the subject of slavery in America. It
combines both an introduction to the field and a selection of core
primary and secondary readings, covering the period from the early
seventeenth century to the American Civil War. Divided into 12
sections, it maps on to the semester system, whereby each section
can form the core of a particular week's teaching. The opening and
closing sections follow a chronological structure, while the main
body of the volume takes a thematic approach, covering the
following key areas: * Slavery in the Old South * Slave Life * The
Economics of Slavery * Slavery and the Law * Slave Resistance *
Pro-Slavery Ideology * The Anti-Slavery Movement * Slavery and
Expansion Primary documents are drawn from a wide variety of
sources: extracts from diaries, letters, laws, debates, oral
testimonies, travellers' accounts, inventories, journals,
autobiographies, petitions and novels. Black and white, male and
female testimony is drawn upon. The secondary readings have been
selected for including important, provocative discussions, based on
the editor's experience of what works well in a teaching
environment. Where possible the secondary readings link with the
primary documents. As well as an introduction to the volume, each
section consists of an introduction, a secondary reading and a
selection of shorter primary documents. The introduction to each
section introduces the main points of historical discussion, raises
important questions and indicates what other writings should be
consulted. Key Features * The only combined reader and guide to the
subject of slavery in America * Based on the author's extensive
experience of teaching the subject * Includes primary and secondary
readings * Covers colonial period and later years -- incredibly
broad-ranging
This book considers the impact of slavery and Atlantic trade on British economic development during the beginning of British industrialization. Kenneth Morgan investigates five key areas within the topic that have been subject to historical debate: the profits of the slave trade; slavery, capital accumulation and British economic development; exports and transatlantic markets; the role of business institutions; and the contribution of Atlantic trade to the growth of British ports. This stimulating and accessible book provides essential reading for students of slavery and the slave trade, and British economic history.
Kenneth Morgan's history of Jamaica is a social, economic,
political, and cultural assessment of the island's most important
periods and themes over the past millennium. This includes the
island's development before 1500, with detailed material on the
Taino society; the two centuries of slavery and its aftermath
between 1660 and 1860; the continuance of colonialism between 1860
and 1945; the background to Jamaican independence between 1945 and
1960; and the evolution of Jamaica as an independent nation since
the early 1960s. Throughout, Morgan discusses important themes such
as race, slavery, empire, poverty, and colonialism, and the
unbalanced social structure that existed for much of Jamaica's
history – the small, overwhelmingly white elite overseeing and
controlling the lives of black and brown people beneath them on the
social scale. Ending with an assessment of the contemporary period,
this work offers an authoritative, up-to-date history of Jamaica.
In this Very Short Introduction Kenneth Morgan provides a
wide-ranging and thematic introduction to modern Australia. He
examines the main features of its history, geography, and culture
since the beginning of the white settlement in New South Wales in
1788. Drawing attention to the distinctive features of Australian
life he places contemporary developments in a historical
perspective, highlighting the importance of Australia's indigenous
culture and making connections between Australia and the wider
word. Balancing the successful growth of Australian institutions
and democratic traditions, he considers the struggles that occurred
in the making of modern Australia. ABOUT THE SERIES: The Very Short
Introductions series from Oxford University Press contains hundreds
of titles in almost every subject area. These pocket-sized books
are the perfect way to get ahead in a new subject quickly. Our
expert authors combine facts, analysis, perspective, new ideas, and
enthusiasm to make interesting and challenging topics highly
readable.
In this comprehensive study, Kenneth Morgan provides an
authoritative account of European exploration and discovery in
Australia. The book presents a detailed chronological overview of
European interests in the Australian continent, from initial
speculations about the 'Great Southern Land' to the major
hydrographic expeditions of the 19th century. In particular, he
analyses the early crossings of the Dutch in the 17th century, the
exploits of English 'buccaneer adventurer' William Dampier, the
famous voyages of James Cook and Matthew Flinders, and the
little-known French annexation of Australia in 1772. Introducing
new findings and drawing on the latest in historiographical
research, this book situates developments in navigation, nautical
astronomy and cartography within the broader contexts of imperial,
colonial, and maritime history.
This book provides a thoroughly researched biography of the naval
career of Matthew Flinders, with particular emphasis on his
importance for the maritime discovery of Australia. Sailing in the
wake of the 18th-century voyages of exploration by Captain Cook and
others, Flinders was the first naval commander to circumnavigate
Australia's coastline. He contributed more to the mapping and
naming of places in Australia than virtually any other single
person. His voyage to Australia on H.M.S. Investigator expanded the
scope of imperial, geographical and scientific knowledge. This
biography places Flinders's career within the context of Pacific
exploration and the early white settlement of Australia. Flinders's
connections with other explorers, his use of patronage, the
dissemination of his findings, and his posthumous reputation are
also discussed in what is an important new scholarly work in the
field.
This book provides a fully researched biography of the naval career
of Matthew Flinders, with particular emphasis on his importance for
the maritime discovery of Australia. Sailing in the wake of the
eighteenth-century voyages of exploration by Captain Cook and
others, Flinders was the first naval commander to circumnavigate
Australia's coastline. He contributed more to the mapping and
naming of places in Australia than virtually any other single
person. His voyage to Australia on H.M.S. Investigator expanded the
scope of imperial, geographical and scientific knowledge. This
biography places Flinders's career within the context of Pacific
exploration and the early white settlement of Australia. Flinders's
connections with other explorers, his use of patronage, the
dissemination of his findings, and his posthumous reputation are
also discussed in what is an important new scholarly work in the
field.
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