1.

Record Nr.

UNINA990000978020403321

Autore

Kursunoglu, Behram

Titolo

Fundamental Interactions in Physics / Behram Kursunoglu, Conference Secretary and Senior Editor Arnold Perlmutter

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York : Plenum Press, 1973

Descrizione fisica

200 p. ; 25 cm

Collana

Studies in the Natural Sciences ; 2

Disciplina

539.72-73

Locazione

FI1

Collocazione

33-057.007

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Center for Theoretical Studies University of Miami Coral Gables, Florida



2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910779436103321

Autore

Everill B

Titolo

Abolition and Empire in Sierra Leone and Liberia [[electronic resource] /] / by B. Everill

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London : , : Palgrave Macmillan UK : , : Imprint : Palgrave Macmillan, , 2013

ISBN

1-349-44001-9

1-283-86786-9

1-137-29181-8

Edizione

[1st ed. 2013.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (247 p.)

Collana

Cambridge Imperial and Post-Colonial Studies, , 2635-1633

Disciplina

966.402

Soggetti

World history

Imperialism

Social history

Great Britain—History

Africa—History

World History, Global and Transnational History

Imperialism and Colonialism

Social History

History of Britain and Ireland

African History

Sierra Leone Race relations History 19th century

Liberia Race relations History 19th century

Sierra Leone Colonization

Liberia Colonization

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di contenuto

""Cover""; ""Title""; ""Copyright""; ""Contents""; ""List of Illustrations                            ""; ""Acknowledgements                       ""; ""List of Abbreviations                            ""; ""Maps           ""; ""Introduction                   ""; ""Part I Foundations                         ""; ""1 Transatlantic Anti-Slavery Networks                                            ""; ""2 An African Middle Class                                ""; ""3 Americans in Africa                            ""; ""Part II Interactions                           ""



""4 The Abolitionist Propaganda War                                        """"5 Slave Trade Interventionism                                    ""; ""6 Commercial Rivalry and Liberian Independence                                                     ""; ""7 Arguments for Colonial Expansion                                         ""; ""Epilogue: 1861 and Beyond                                ""; ""Notes            ""; ""Bibliography                   ""; ""Index            ""

Sommario/riassunto

Bronwen Everill offers a new perspective on African global history, applying a comparative approach to freed slave settlers in Sierra Leone and Liberia to understand their role in the anti-slavery colonization movements of Britain and America.