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This translation consists of four books. Book I presents a summary of the natural history and condition of Mexico. Book II lists the various expeditions undertaken, whilst Book III reports the establishment of missions and Book IV describes missionary effort in the north of the peninsula. ... Read more

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Joseph Sturge (1793-1859) and his co-author, Thomas Harvey (1812-1884), were Quaker philanthropists concerned with the treatment of former slaves. Both men had reservations about the 'apprenticeship' system introduced by the 1833 Slavery Abolition Act, and between 1836 and 1837 they visited the West Indies to assess the usefulness of the system in action. Their book was first published in 1838, and a second, revised edition (reissued here) came out in the same year. It contains Sturge and Harvey's observations on the failures of apprenticeship. Organised by island and presented in the form of a diary, this detailed account of the lives and living conditions of former slaves illustrates the inherent flaws in the apprenticeship system. This volume proved very influential in the campaign to abolish the system, and provides valuable first-hand information on the contemporary social conditions in the West Indies, and attitudes to former slaves. ... Read more

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Published in 1838 by the American Anti-Slavery Society, who had commissioned their investigative tour, Thome and Kimball's Emancipation in the West Indies immediately became an influential abolitionist text. Many anti-abolitionists in America were prophesying major upheaval should slavery be outlawed. Slavery had been officially abolished in the British West Indies in 1827, and the object of the tour was to assess the results there. The islands visited had followed different models ranging from total abolition to a gradual change through apprenticeship until 1838, and the results had proved those who feared abolition wrong. There had been no insurrection or increase in crime, participation in education and religion among former slaves had generally increased, and only the former slave-owners were unhappy about the economic consequences for their estates. The book contains documentary evidence from residents and officials of the islands, describing the effects of emancipation. ... Read more

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This is the first comprehensive history of Antigua to be written since the middle of the 19th century. It tells the story of the island from the earliest human settlement, through nearly 500 years of often disputed European possession, to the present. ... Read more

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«Representar lo que se refiere por las personas que lo vieron, y está lo mismo en las susodichas historias, de la ciudad Real del Cuzco, que era cabeza de todos aquellos reinos del Perú, ni se puede por alguna vía encarecer y tampoco es fácil para ser creído; pero, puédese creer, porque todos lo afirman y testifican de vista; y las cosas que arriba se han referido de otras ciudades, edificios maravillosos y riquezas dellas y de otras muchas que dejamos de decir, y los tesoros que por ESTAS islas han venido de allá, que habemos visto, e IDO A CASTILLA, y lo que muchas personas, dignas de dalles crédito y fe, que poco después a aquellos reinos fueron, encarecen que vieron, y los rastros y vestigios de lo que poco antes era parecen; hace con mucha razón todo lo que se afirma, y más que se diga, creíble.» ... Read more

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Antigua was named by Columbus in 1493, and permanently colonised by the British in 1632. The next two hundred years were full of upheaval that shaped the Caribbean island's identity: bloody battles, agricultural progress, British immigration and the establishment and then the abolition of the slave trade. The British-born author adopted Antigua as her home, and her love for the island is evident in both volumes. Legends, stories and particular island features of interest are introduced through the author's experiences and anecdotes, giving a full picture of Antigua at the turn of the eighteenth to the nineteenth century, when the island's population and landscape changed rapidly and irrevocably. Volume 1 includes a comprehensive exploration of the struggles faced by the British during colonisation, and the contribution of several aristocratic families to the advancement of the island's legal, administrative and agricultural systems. Personal recollections give life to a complex history. ... Read more

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Antigua was named by Columbus in 1493, and permanently colonised by the British in 1632. The next two hundred years were full of upheaval that shaped the Caribbean island's identity: bloody battles, agricultural progress, British immigration and the establishment and then the abolition of the slave trade. The British-born author adopted Antigua as her home, and her love for the island is evident in both volumes. Legends, stories and particular island features of interest are introduced through the author's experiences and anecdotes, giving a full picture of Antigua at the turn of the eighteenth to the nineteenth century, when the island's population and landscape changed rapidly and irrevocably. Volume 2 focusses on the island's natural history and the customs, character and changing position in society of the Caribs and the imported black slave population. An overview of the changes during the period of the slave trade in the Caribbean. ... Read more

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Antigua was named by Columbus in 1493, and permanently colonised by the British in 1632. The next two hundred years were full of upheaval that shaped the Caribbean island's identity: bloody battles, agricultural progress, British immigration and the establishment and then the abolition of the slave trade. The British-born author adopted Antigua as her home, and her love for the island is evident in both volumes. Legends, stories and particular island features of interest are introduced through the author's experiences and anecdotes, giving a full picture of Antigua at the turn of the eighteenth to the nineteenth century, when the island's population and landscape changed rapidly and irrevocably due to the slave trade. ... Read more

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2009 Reprint,updated,printed ""on demand"" - Antigua and Barbuda Country Study Guide ... Read more

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This digital document is an article from Byzantion Nea Hellas, published by Universidad de Chile, Facultad de Filosofia y Humanidades on January 1, 2000. The length of the article is 1243 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: Hartog, Francois: Memoria de Ulises. Relatos sobre la frontera en la antigua Grecia.(Reseña de libro)
Author: Miguel Castillo Didier
Publication: Byzantion Nea Hellas (Refereed)
Date: January 1, 2000
Publisher: Universidad de Chile, Facultad de Filosofia y Humanidades
Page: 345(3)

Article Type: Reseña de libro

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This digital document is an article from Byzantion Nea Hellas, published by Universidad de Chile, Facultad de Filosofia y Humanidades on January 1, 2000. The length of the article is 1357 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: Obras editadas por el Centro de Estudios Griegos, Bizantinos y Neohelénicos.(Bibliografía)
Publication: Byzantion Nea Hellas (Refereed)
Date: January 1, 2000
Publisher: Universidad de Chile, Facultad de Filosofia y Humanidades
Page: 401(5)

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A groundbreaking volume and intriguing study, which provokes debate in many quarters and reshapes our understanding of the Andean past. Drawing on most current archaeological, ethnographic, and linguistic evidence, as well as intensive use of revalorised documentary sources and cross cultural auxiliary data, Hiltunen offers a completely new insight into Andean prehistory. ... Read more

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This digital document is an article from Byzantion Nea Hellas, published by Universidad de Chile, Facultad de Filosofia y Humanidades on January 1, 2000. The length of the article is 5551 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: A la búsqueda del concepto de diplomacia bizantina. (Byzantina Graecia).
Author: Pedro Bádenas de la Peña
Publication: Byzantion Nea Hellas (Refereed)
Date: January 1, 2000
Publisher: Universidad de Chile, Facultad de Filosofia y Humanidades
Page: 97(13)

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