The Atlantic Slave Trade and British Abolition, 1760-1810Humanities Press, 1975 - 456 páginas Few phenomena of modern history have cast so long a shadow as that of black slavery or branded themselves so deeply in the historical consciousness of both Africa and the Western world. Inevitably it has left a trail of controversy, not least among historians, who take violently opposed views of the internal effects of the slave trade upon Africa, who magnify or disparage its role in the Atlantic economy, and who assign widely differing explanations of British moves to secure its abolition. It is symptomatic of the paradox of much of our contemporary intellectual culture that under the influence of historical materialism it should instinctively deny an autonomous role to ideology while remaining itself so ideologically oriented. Yet the central statement of this viewpoint, Eric Williams' celebrated Capitalism and Slavery, undoubtedly threw a salutary douche of cold water over the smug complacency that had hitherto infected the received accounts of British abolition. The argument that British abolition, far from being an act of pure disinterested benevolence, fell into line with the country's economic interests and with the change from commercial to industrial capitalism has never been fully countered. The more exaggerated elements in his thesis have been duly assailed. That the profits of the slave trade should have been sufficiently large and well-directed to power the Industrial Revolution is a hypothesis as far-fetched as that which sees the wealth accumulated from the plunder of Bengal after the battle of Plassey as the main source of investment capital. Yet when purged of such exaggerated claims Williams' argument remains formidable. As D. B. Davis has acknowledged: "It is ... difficult ... to get around the simple fact that no country thought of abolishing the slave trade until its economic value had considerably declined." - Foreword. |
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... singing pedagogy. Each new style–or musical content–requires a unique pedagogy. Singing is now learnt in a variety of environments, and expert singing training is no longer the sole province of the conservatoire. Singers learn to sing ...
... singing pedagogy. Each new style–or musical content–requires a unique pedagogy. Singing is now learnt in a variety of environments, and expert singing training is no longer the sole province of the conservatoire. Singers learn to sing ...
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... singing reform.23 Out of these essays (many of them printed versions of sermons delivered at services where the “regular way” of singing was performed) there grew the movement that changed singing in New England churches. Reform came ...
... singing reform.23 Out of these essays (many of them printed versions of sermons delivered at services where the “regular way” of singing was performed) there grew the movement that changed singing in New England churches. Reform came ...
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... singing by the congregation, but not the choir.1 Again, there is no justification given, but the distinction does show that his concern did not have to do with the symbolism of unison singing. In contrast to this, Dietrich Bonhoeffer ...
... singing by the congregation, but not the choir.1 Again, there is no justification given, but the distinction does show that his concern did not have to do with the symbolism of unison singing. In contrast to this, Dietrich Bonhoeffer ...
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The Atlantic Slave Trade 17611810 | 3 |
The Profitability of the Slave Trade 17611810 | 38 |
The Impact of the Atlantic Slave Trade on Africa | 58 |
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