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« This book focuses on alternative types of slave narratives, especially courtroom testimony, and interrogates how such narratives were produced, the societies (both those that were majority slave societies and those in which slaves were a distinct minority of the (...) suite
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« How abolitionist businesses marshaled intense moral outrage over slavery to shape a new ethics of international commerce.
“East India Sugar Not Made By Slaves.” With these words on a sugar bowl, consumers of the early nineteenth century declared their power to change the (...) suite
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« Reframing anthropology : contemporary art, curatorial practice, postcolonial activism, and museums
How can we rethink anthropology beyond itself ? In this book, twenty-one artists, anthropologists, and curators grapple with how anthropology has been formulated, thought, (...) suite
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« Kris Manjapra weaves together the study of colonialism over the past 500 years, across the globe’s continents and seas. This captivating work vividly evokes living human histories, introducing the reader to manifestations of colonialism as expressed through war, (...) suite
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« Pamila Gupta takes a unique approach to examining decolonization processes across Lusophone India and Southern Africa, focusing on Goa, Mozambique, Angola and South Africa, weaving together case studies using five interconnected themes.
Gupta considers decolonization (...) suite
« La monnaie est une institution qui permet la médiation des relations sociales de dette et de créance. Ses fonctions de compte, de paiement, d’échange et de réserve de valeur sont essentielles au fonctionnement de l’économie marchande. Il existe une pluralité de monnaies qui relèvent de pratiques (...) suite
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« This book examines trades in animals and animal products in the history of the Indian Ocean World (IOW). An international array of established and emerging scholars investigate how the roles of equines, ungulates, sub-ungulates, mollusks, and avians expand our (...) suite
