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  • Africonomics

    A History of Western Ignorance

    A bold, concise history of Western economic interventions in Africa, by the former director of the Centre of African Studies at the University of CambridgeFor centuries, Westerners have tried to “fix” African economies. From the abolition of slavery onward, missionaries, philanthropists, development economists, and NGOs have arrived on the continent, full of good intentions and bad ideas. Their ... Leer más

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  • Not Made by Slaves

    Ethical Capitalism in the Age of Abolition

    How abolitionist businesses marshaled intense moral outrage over slavery to shape a new ethics of international commerce.“East India Sugar Not Made By Slaves.” With these words on a sugar bowl, consumers of the early nineteenth century declared their power to change the global economy. Bronwen Everill examines how abolitionists from Europe to the United States to West Africa used new ideas of ... Leer más

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  • The Global Age of Revolutions

    A History from 1650 to Today

    Series series The Revolutionary Age
    Redrawing the map and resetting the clock of the Age of RevolutionsIn 2015, Bryan Banks and Cindy Ermus launched Age of Revolutions, a website offering critical reconsideration of the foundational concept of revolution and centered on three key questions: What was the Age of Revolutions? Where was the Age of Revolutions? And are we still living in an Age of Revolutions? This collection represents ... Leer más

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    Africonomics

    A History of Western Ignorance

    Narrado por Shannon McDermott ...

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    A bold, concise history of Western economic interventions in Africa, by the former director of the Centre of African Studies at the University of CambridgeFor centuries, Westerners have tried to "fix" African economies. From the abolition of slavery onward, missionaries, philanthropists, development economists, and NGOs have arrived on the continent, full of good intentions and bad ideas. Their ... Leer más

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  • Global Economic History

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    In this new and revised edition, Knowles explores new materials relating to multiculturalism and immigration.Immigrants and immigration have always been central to Canadians’ perception of themselves as a country and a society. In this crisply written history, Valerie Knowles describes the different kinds of immigrants who have settled in Canada, and the immigration policies that have helped ... Leer más

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  • The Age of Consent

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  • Land Matters

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