Reexamining a seminal work on British capitalism and Caribbean slavery and its continuing reverberations in the twenty-first centuryEric Williams’s Capitalism and Slavery (1944), with its insightful and provocative theses about the relationship between Caribbean slavery and the growth of the British economy and the Industrial Revolution, has proved an enduring and controversial book. Never out of print since its publication, it is constantly being reevalua...

My American bulldog Thor flew into Boston from Alabama as my dad, our friend Carrie, and I picked up our beautiful American bulldog at the airport. As beautiful as he was as a puppy, he grew up to be absolutely gorgeous as an adult American bulldog. Dad, Thor, and I went on ventures in the woods, along cliffs, walks along the ocean, as well as traveling to other geographic locations. Thor's bravery as a puppy only progressed as he grew older into his adult life in which we walked many moun...

A Journey of Recovery is a story about my life's experiences in not only adjusting to a mental illness--schizophrenia--but overcoming it. This story is a reflection of a bright young soul--me--whose illness ignited institutionalizations for many years. However, self-help, help from others, as well as help from professionals, have provided me with the tools of life to stay mentally healthy. Proper medication, as well as physical and mental forms of meditation, such as through exercise, is e...

This important book assesses the size and nature of Caribbean slavery’s economic impact in British society. The Glasgow Sugar Aristocracy, a grouping of West India merchants and planters, became active before the emancipation of chattel slavery in the British West Indies in 1834. Many acquired nationally significant fortunes, and their investments percolated into the Scottish economy and wider society. At its core, the book traces the development of merchant capital and poses several inter...

SPECTATOR, NEW STATESMAN, SCOTLAND ON SUNDAY and THE HERALD BOOKS OF THE YEARThe Scots are one of the world's greatest nations of emigrants. For centuries, untold numbers of men, women and children have sought their fortunes in every conceivable walk of life and in every imaginable climate across the British Empire, the United States and elsewhere, from finance to industry, philosophy to politics.To the Ends of the Earth puts this extraordinary epi...

The exodus from England that gathered pace during the 19th century accounted for the greatest part of the total emigration from Britain to Canada. And yet, while copious emigration studies have been undertaken on the Scots and the Irish, very little has been written about the English in Canada.Drawing on wide-ranging data collected from English record offices and Canadian archives, Lucille Campey considers why people left England and traces their destinations in Ontario and Quebec....

This book provides the first exhaustive study of the great Scottish exodus to Canada written in modern times. Using wide-ranging sources, some previously untapped, Lucille Campey examines the driving forces behind the Scottish exodus and traces the remarkable progress of Scottish colonizers across Canada. Mythology and truth are considered side by side as their story unfolds. Scots had a profound impact on Canada and shaped the course of its history. This book is essential reading for thos...

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Slavery helped finance the Industrial Revolution in England. Plantation owners, shipbuilders, and merchants connected with the slave trade accumulated vast fortunes that established banks and heavy industry in Europe and expanded the reach of capitalism worldwide. Eric Williams advanced these powerful ideas in Capitalism and Slavery, published in 1944. Years ahead of its time, his profound critique became the foundation for studies of imperialism and economic development. Binding ...

Jenny and her lover are planning to murder her rich husband and make it look like an accident. But as the husband returns home with another woman, the couple must hide in the closet so they are not seen.What they witness from behind the closet shutters is more than either of them can endure. Nothing is as it seems as the tables are turned on them and a deadly game ensues.

The Great Famine of 1845-52 was the most decisive event in the history of modern Ireland. In a country of eight million people, the Famine caused the death of approximately one million, while a similar number were forced to emigrate. The Irish population fell to just over four million by the beginning of the twentieth century.Christine Kinealy's survey is long established as the most complete, scholarly survey of the Great Famine yet produced. First published in 19...

The power of relaxation lies within you—you may just not know how to access it. In this New Harbinger Self-Help Essential, you will learn to use self-suggestions for deep relaxation and positive change, fight stress and stress-related illnesses, and alleviate specific problems like insomnia, chronic pain, and fatigue.New Harbinger Self-Help Essentials provide simple, effective exercises that you can use now to make lasting changes. This Essential is drawn...