'Africa Forms the Key' : Alex Du Toit and the History of Continental Drift / / by Suryakanthie Chetty
| 'Africa Forms the Key' : Alex Du Toit and the History of Continental Drift / / by Suryakanthie Chetty |
| Autore | Chetty Suryakanthie |
| Edizione | [1st ed. 2021.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Palgrave Macmillan, , 2021 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (XI, 271 p. 6 illus.) |
| Disciplina |
016.55113
968.03 |
| Collana | Cambridge Imperial and Post-Colonial Studies |
| Soggetto topico |
Science - History
Africa, Sub-Saharan - History Imperialism Intellectual life - History History of Science History of Sub-Saharan Africa Imperialism and Colonialism Intellectual History |
| ISBN |
9783030527112
3030527115 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | 1 Introduction -- 2 In the Beginning...: Geology in South Africa and the Early Years of Alex Du Toit.-3 A World in a Grain of Sand: A Brief History of Geology and the Origins of Continental Drift Theory -- 4 Bedrock: Geology and the Shaping of a Nation -- 5 On the Shoulders of Giants: Early Drift Theorists -- 6 Looking Through ... the Keyhole of Nature: Du Toit and Early Continental Drift -- 7 And Yet It Moves...: Du Toit's South American Journey -- 8 The Cradle of Humankind: A Pivotal Decade for Science in South Africa -- 9 Our Wandering Continents: Du Toit's Definitive Work, Controversy and Consensus -- 10 A Frozen History of the Past: Antarctica, Gondwana and an Unfulfilled Dream -- 11 The Final Years -- 12 Pale Blue Dot: Conclusions. |
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Chetty Suryakanthie
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The 'Civilising Mission' of Portuguese Colonialism, 1870-1930 [[electronic resource] /] / by Miguel Bandeira Jerónimo
| The 'Civilising Mission' of Portuguese Colonialism, 1870-1930 [[electronic resource] /] / by Miguel Bandeira Jerónimo |
| Autore | Jerónimo Miguel Bandeira |
| Edizione | [1st ed. 2015.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | London : , : Palgrave Macmillan UK : , : Imprint : Palgrave Macmillan, , 2015 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (280 p.) |
| Disciplina | 960.31 |
| Collana | Cambridge Imperial and Post-Colonial Studies |
| Soggetto topico |
Africa—History
Imperialism Civilization—History Europe—History History, Modern Social history African History Imperialism and Colonialism Cultural History European History Modern History Social History |
| ISBN | 1-137-35591-3 |
| Classificazione | HIS001000HIS037060HIS037070HIS045000 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | PART I. THE "CIVILISATION GUILD" : NATIVE LABOUR AND PORTUGUESE COLONIALISM -- 1. Between Benevolence and Inevitability : The "Civilising Mission" of Portuguese Colonialism -- 2. The Civilisation Guild and the "Engineers of Depression" : The Case of the S.Thomé Cocoa -- 3. "Redemptive Labour" and the Missionaries of the Alphabet -- PART II. COLONIALISM WITHOUT BORDERS -- 4. Bibles, Flags and Transnational Loyalties : Educating Empires -- 5. New Methods, Old Conclusions : The Ross Report -- Conclusion. |
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Jerónimo Miguel Bandeira
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The 'Civilising Mission' of Portuguese Colonialism, 1870-1930 / / by Miguel Bandeira Jerónimo
| The 'Civilising Mission' of Portuguese Colonialism, 1870-1930 / / by Miguel Bandeira Jerónimo |
| Autore | Jerónimo Miguel Bandeira |
| Edizione | [1st ed. 2015.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | London : , : Palgrave Macmillan UK : , : Imprint : Palgrave Macmillan, , 2015 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (280 p.) |
| Disciplina | 960.31 |
| Collana | Cambridge Imperial and Post-Colonial Studies |
| Soggetto topico |
Africa - History
Imperialism Civilization - History Europe - History History, Modern Social history African History Imperialism and Colonialism Cultural History European History Modern History Social History |
| ISBN |
9781137355911
1137355913 |
| Classificazione | HIS001000HIS037060HIS037070HIS045000 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | PART I. THE "CIVILISATION GUILD" : NATIVE LABOUR AND PORTUGUESE COLONIALISM -- 1. Between Benevolence and Inevitability : The "Civilising Mission" of Portuguese Colonialism -- 2. The Civilisation Guild and the "Engineers of Depression" : The Case of the S.Thomé Cocoa -- 3. "Redemptive Labour" and the Missionaries of the Alphabet -- PART II. COLONIALISM WITHOUT BORDERS -- 4. Bibles, Flags and Transnational Loyalties : Educating Empires -- 5. New Methods, Old Conclusions : The Ross Report -- Conclusion. |
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Jerónimo Miguel Bandeira
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'Going Native?' : Settler Colonialism and Food / / edited by Ronald Ranta, Alejandro Colás, Daniel Monterescu
| 'Going Native?' : Settler Colonialism and Food / / edited by Ronald Ranta, Alejandro Colás, Daniel Monterescu |
| Edizione | [1st ed. 2022.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Palgrave Macmillan, , 2022 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (282 pages) : illustrations |
| Disciplina | 394.12 |
| Collana | Food and Identity in a Globalising World |
| Soggetto topico |
Culture
Food science Imperialism Social structure Equality Political sociology Sociology of Culture Food Studies Imperialism and Colonialism Social Structure Political Sociology |
| ISBN |
9783030962685
3030962687 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | 1. Introduction -- Beginning: Hybrid Food Cultures and Foodways -- 2. Spanish Settlers and Andean Food Systems -- 3. What Belongs in the "Federal Diet"?: Depictions of a National Cuisine in the Early American Republic -- 4. The Taste of Colonialism?: Changing Norms of Rice Production and Consumption in Modern Taiwan -- 5. 'Like the Papacy of Mexican Cuisine': Mayoras and Traditional Foods in Contemporary Mexico -- 6. Unsettling the History of Macadamia Nuts in Northern New South Wales -- 7. Definitions of Hawaiian Food: Evidence of Settler Colonialism in Selected Cookbooks from the Hawaiian Islands (1896-2021) -- 8. Decolonising Israeli food? Between Culinary Appropriation and Recognition in Israel/Palestine -- 9. "Uneasy lies the head that wears the crown" - lamb or kangaroo, which should reign supreme? The implications of heroising a settler colonial food icon as national identity -- After Decolonisation? -- 10. 'A Manly Amount of Wreckage': South-AfricanFood Culture and Settler Belonging in Ivan Vladislavić's Double Negative -- 11. Sustaining the Memory of Colonial Algeria through Food -- 12. The predicaments of settler gastrocolonialism. |
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The 'Mere Irish' and the Colonisation of Ulster, 1570-1641 / / by Gerard Farrell
| The 'Mere Irish' and the Colonisation of Ulster, 1570-1641 / / by Gerard Farrell |
| Autore | Farrell Gerard |
| Edizione | [1st ed. 2017.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Palgrave Macmillan, , 2017 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (XX, 331 p. 27 illus., 11 illus. in color.) |
| Disciplina | 325.3 |
| Collana | Cambridge Imperial and Post-Colonial Studies |
| Soggetto topico |
Imperialism
Great Britain - History United States - History Civilization - History Imperialism and Colonialism History of Britain and Ireland US History Cultural History |
| ISBN |
9783319593630
3319593633 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | 1 Introduction -- 2 Ulster as a colony in the Atlantic world -- 3 Broken by a war, capable of good government -- 4 Cultural superstructure -- 5 Economic base -- 6 The 'Deserving Irish' -- 7 Conclusion. |
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Farrell Gerard
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The 'Sailor Prince' in the Age of Empire : Creating a Monarchical Brand in Nineteenth-Century Europe / / by Miriam Magdalena Schneider
| The 'Sailor Prince' in the Age of Empire : Creating a Monarchical Brand in Nineteenth-Century Europe / / by Miriam Magdalena Schneider |
| Autore | Schneider Miriam Magdalena |
| Edizione | [1st ed. 2017.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Palgrave Macmillan, , 2017 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (XII, 309 p. 13 illus., 7 illus. in color.) |
| Disciplina | 940.903 |
| Collana | Palgrave Studies in Modern Monarchy |
| Soggetto topico |
Europe - History - 1492-
Military history Civilization - History History, Modern Imperialism History of Modern Europe Military History Cultural History Modern History Imperialism and Colonialism |
| ISBN |
9783319636009
3319636006 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | 1. Introduction: A royal Prince who is also a Sailor -- 2. Monarchy at sea: The maritime dimension of nationalization -- 3. Princes in disguise: The myths of equality and professionalism -- 4. To the empire's ends: Mobility in a globalizing world -- 5. Princes living on the edge: Celebrity and the markets -- 6. Conclusion: A brand enters series production -- Note on sources -- List of archival and newspaper sources -- Index. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910255260003321 |
Schneider Miriam Magdalena
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Abolition and Empire in Sierra Leone and Liberia [[electronic resource] /] / by B. Everill
| Abolition and Empire in Sierra Leone and Liberia [[electronic resource] /] / by B. Everill |
| Autore | Everill B |
| Edizione | [1st ed. 2013.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | London : , : Palgrave Macmillan UK : , : Imprint : Palgrave Macmillan, , 2013 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (247 p.) |
| Disciplina | 966.402 |
| Collana | Cambridge Imperial and Post-Colonial Studies |
| Soggetto topico |
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 |
| ISBN |
1-349-44001-9
1-283-86786-9 1-137-29181-8 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| 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 "" |
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Everill B
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Abolition and Empire in Sierra Leone and Liberia / / by B. Everill
| Abolition and Empire in Sierra Leone and Liberia / / by B. Everill |
| Autore | Everill Bronwen |
| Edizione | [1st ed. 2013.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | London : , : Palgrave Macmillan UK : , : Imprint : Palgrave Macmillan, , 2013 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (247 p.) |
| Disciplina | 966.402 |
| Collana | Cambridge Imperial and Post-Colonial Studies |
| Soggetto topico |
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 |
| ISBN |
9781349440016
1349440019 9781283867863 1283867869 9781137291813 1137291818 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| 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 "" |
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Everill Bronwen
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Abolitionism and the Persistence of Slavery in Italian States, 1750-1850 / / by Giulia Bonazza
| Abolitionism and the Persistence of Slavery in Italian States, 1750-1850 / / by Giulia Bonazza |
| Autore | Bonazza Giulia |
| Edizione | [1st ed. 2019.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Palgrave Macmillan, , 2019 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (246 pages) |
| Disciplina |
306.3620945
306.362094509033 |
| Collana | Italian and Italian American Studies |
| Soggetto topico |
Italy - History
Africa - History World history Imperialism Labor History History of Italy African History World History, Global and Transnational History Imperialism and Colonialism Labor History |
| ISBN |
9783030013493
3030013499 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | 1. Historiographical Perspectives -- 2. The Reverberations of the Abolitionist Debate in the Italian States -- 3. Forms of Slavery in the Pre-Unitarian Italian States (1750-1850) -- 4. The Memory of Slavery. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910484612803321 |
Bonazza Giulia
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Accounting for Colonialism : Measuring Unjust Enrichment and Damages in Africa / / edited by Richard F. America
| Accounting for Colonialism : Measuring Unjust Enrichment and Damages in Africa / / edited by Richard F. America |
| Edizione | [1st ed. 2023.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Palgrave Macmillan, , 2023 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (381 pages) |
| Disciplina | 929.605 |
| Soggetto topico |
Economic history
Development economics Imperialism Economic History Development Economics Imperialism and Colonialism |
| ISBN |
9783031328046
3031328043 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Chapter 1 Introduction -- Part 1 Historical Context -- Chapter 2 The European Slave Trade , Imperialism, Colonialism and Neo Colonialism: The Rise of the Western World and Unjust Enrichment -- Chapter 3 Income and Wealth Transfer – The Case of East Africa -- Part 2 Who Benefits and How Much - From Wrongful Taking, Illicit Transactions, and Hidden Subsidies ? -- Chapter 4 Income and Wealth Transfers by Mispricing and Misinvoicing -- Chapter 5 Income and Wealth Transfer Effects of Resource Exploitation - A Theory of Indemnities to Africa -- Chapter 6 Fair and Unfair Wealth Transfer Effects of The Palm Oil Trade in Nigeria, 1868-1959 – Illustrative Partial Estimates -- Chapter 7 Damages and Unjust Enrichment: The Example of Suriname and the Netherlands -- Chapter 8 Monopolization, Exploitation, Business Disruption, Loss of Profits, and Unjust Enrichment: Siphoning the Benefits From Trade: The Case of Nigeria and the United Kingdom -- Chapter 9 Income and Wealth Transfers: the Atlantic Slave Trade -- Chapter 10 Damages to Africa, and Benefits to U S and Europe - Income and Wealth Transfer Effects of Colonialism -- Chapter 11 How Extractive Was Colonial Trade ? - Evidence from French Africa -- Chapter 12 Income and Wealth Transfer Effects of Colonialism, and Migrant Labor, in Southern Africa -- Chapter 13 Damages From The Slave Trade and Colonialism -- Part 3 Unequal Exchange - Can Labor Theory of Value, and Unequal Exchange, Provide Useful Analysis? -- Chapter 14 Estimating Unequal Exchange- Sub Saharan Africa to the World -- Chapter 15 A Critique of Unequal Exchange Approaches -- Chapter 16 Taxation and European Colonial Accumulation:Income and Wealth Transfers -- Part 4 Forensic Analysis - How Large the Damages ?- Answering the “But For” Questions - Can Forensic Analysis Apply ? Damages for Personal Injury, and Wrongful Death - “Who Knows Where Africa Would Be?” – Blocked Alternative Growth Paths – Interference and Loss of Potential Profits -Business Interruption 1519 - 2023 -- Chapter 17 Reparations to Africa for the Slave Trades – An Hedonic Damages Approach to Calculating the Value of Lost Freedom. . |
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| Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Palgrave Macmillan, , 2023 | ||
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