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The Heretic of Cacheu

Crispina Peres and the Struggle over Life in Seventeenth-Century West Africa

by Toby Green ...

Tells the extraordinary story of seventeenth-century West African slave trader Crispina Peres to explore the shifting, sophisticated world in which she lived.In 1665, Crispina Peres, the most powerful trader in the West African slave-trafficking port of Cacheu, was arrested by the Portuguese Inquisition. Her enemies had conspired to denounce her for taking treatments prescribed by Senegambian ... Read more

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Tells the extraordinary story of seventeenth-century West African slave trader Crispina Peres to explore the shifting, sophisticated world in which she lived.In 1665, Crispina Peres, the most powerful trader in the West African slave-trafficking port of Cacheu, was arrested by the Portuguese Inquisition. Her enemies had conspired to denounce her for taking treatments prescribed by Senegambian
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Inquisition

The Reign of Fear

by Toby Green ...

A journey across centuries of religious conflictToby Green's incredible new book brings a vast panorama to life by focusing on the untold stories of individuals from all walks of life and every section of society who were affected by the Inquisition. From witches in Mexico, bigamists in Brazil, Freemasons, Hindus, Jews, Moslems and Protestants, the Inquisition reached every aspect of society. This ... Read more

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A journey across centuries of religious conflictToby Green's incredible new book brings a vast panorama to life by focusing on the untold stories of individuals from all walks of life and every section of society who were affected by the Inquisition. From witches in Mexico, bigamists in Brazil, Freemasons, Hindus, Jews, Moslems and Protestants, the Inquisition reached every aspect of society. This
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Imaginary Crimes

by Toby Green ...

4 CITIES, 4 LIVES, 1 CRIMEÖ In Madrid, an Argentinian bookseller gets caught up in the scheme of an American professor to prevent an appalling crime. Her sidekicks soon include a Gambian migrant in Paris and a Spanish waitress in London. Seeking some sort of companionship in their exiles, the four characters join forces in a quest that becomes a dangerous obsession. All four lives seem to be ... Read more

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4 CITIES, 4 LIVES, 1 CRIMEÖ In Madrid, an Argentinian bookseller gets caught up in the scheme of an American professor to prevent an appalling crime. Her sidekicks soon include a Gambian migrant in Paris and a Spanish waitress in London. Seeking some sort of companionship in their exiles, the four characters join forces in a quest that becomes a dangerous obsession. All four lives seem to be
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A Fistful of Shells

West Africa from the Rise of the Slave Trade to the Age of Revolution

by Toby Green ...

By the time the “Scramble for Africa” among European colonial powers began in the late nineteenth century, Africa had already been globally connected for centuries. Its gold had fueled the economies of Europe and the Islamic world for nearly a millennium, and the sophisticated kingdoms spanning its west coast had traded with Europeans since the fifteenth century. Until at least 1650, this was a ... Read more

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By the time the “Scramble for Africa” among European colonial powers began in the late nineteenth century, Africa had already been globally connected for centuries. Its gold had fueled the economies of Europe and the Islamic world for nearly a millennium, and the sophisticated kingdoms spanning its west coast had traded with Europeans since the fifteenth century. Until at least 1650, this was a
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The Rise of the Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade in Western Africa, 1300–1589

by Toby Green ...

Series Book 118 - African Studies
The region between the river Senegal and Sierra Leone saw the first trans-Atlantic slave trade in the sixteenth century. Drawing on many new sources, Toby Green challenges current quantitative approaches to the history of the slave trade. New data on slave origins can show how and why Western African societies responded to Atlantic pressures. Green argues that answering these questions requires a ... Read more

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The region between the river Senegal and Sierra Leone saw the first trans-Atlantic slave trade in the sixteenth century. Drawing on many new sources, Toby Green challenges current quantitative approaches to the history of the slave trade. New data on slave origins can show how and why Western African societies responded to Atlantic pressures. Green argues that answering these questions requires a
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The Covid Consensus

The Global Assault on Democracy and the Poor?A Critique from the Left

by Toby Green, Thomas Fazi ...

During the first years of the pandemic, the political mainstream agreed that 'following the science' with hard lockdowns and vaccine mandates was the best way to preserve life. But social science reveals the true human cost of this policy. The Covid Consensus provides an internationalist-left perspective on the world's Covid-19 response, which has had devastating consequences for democratic rights ... Read more

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During the first years of the pandemic, the political mainstream agreed that 'following the science' with hard lockdowns and vaccine mandates was the best way to preserve life. But social science reveals the true human cost of this policy. The Covid Consensus provides an internationalist-left perspective on the world's Covid-19 response, which has had devastating consequences for democratic rights
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Blair, Labour, and Palestine

Conflicting Views on Middle East Peace After 9/11

by Dr. Toby Greene ...

Many of Tony Blair's policy decisions in the Israeli-Palestinian arena were controversial and politically costly. Blair, Labour and Palestine argues that gaps between him and much of his party were rooted in different world views. A positive attitude towards Israel came to be seen as a defining mark of New Labour loyalists. However, contrasting views among left-leaning strands in the party ... Read more

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Many of Tony Blair's policy decisions in the Israeli-Palestinian arena were controversial and politically costly. Blair, Labour and Palestine argues that gaps between him and much of his party were rooted in different world views. A positive attitude towards Israel came to be seen as a defining mark of New Labour loyalists. However, contrasting views among left-leaning strands in the party
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Covid-19 Restrictions in the Global South

Accelerating Inequalities, Worsening Human Rights

Edited by Aleida Mendes Borges, Toby Green, T. Sundararaman ...

This groundbreaking, interdisciplinary collection is one of the first scholarly books in the world to address the impacts of Covid-19 restrictions on the Global South.Bringing together health and social scientists from around the world--including many leading figures from Global-South countries such as Angola, Bolivia, Colombia, India, Kenya, and Nigeria--the book shows how, in low- and middle ... Read more

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This groundbreaking, interdisciplinary collection is one of the first scholarly books in the world to address the impacts of Covid-19 restrictions on the Global South.Bringing together health and social scientists from around the world--including many leading figures from Global-South countries such as Angola, Bolivia, Colombia, India, Kenya, and Nigeria--the book shows how, in low- and middle
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Ghost of a Chance

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Series series Ghost Finders
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New York Times best-selling author Simon R. Green has crafted numerous acclaimed science fiction and fantasy novels, including Blue Moon Rising, Blood and Honor, and Shadows Fall. In this first installment of the Ghost Finders series, JC Chance, Melody Chambers, and Happy Jack Palmer are agents of the Carnacki Institute-a place where the sole purpose is to "do something" about ghosts. But what ... Read more

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New York Times best-selling author Simon R. Green has crafted numerous acclaimed science fiction and fantasy novels, including Blue Moon Rising, Blood and Honor, and Shadows Fall. In this first installment of the Ghost Finders series, JC Chance, Melody Chambers, and Happy Jack Palmer are agents of the Carnacki Institute-a place where the sole purpose is to "do something" about ghosts. But what
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Ghost of a Dream

by Simon R. Green ...

Narrated by Toby Leonard Moore ...

Series series Ghost Finders
Unabridged

8 hours 57 min

New York Times best-selling author Simon R. Green's Ghost Finders novels offer listeners thrilling paranormal adventures starring operatives from the secretive Carnacki Institute. Here, the team faces off against a supernatural menace called the Phantom of the Haybarn, which is haunting a long-abandoned theater. This malevolent spirit's ability to warp reality will push the team to the brink. ... Read more

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New York Times best-selling author Simon R. Green's Ghost Finders novels offer listeners thrilling paranormal adventures starring operatives from the secretive Carnacki Institute. Here, the team faces off against a supernatural menace called the Phantom of the Haybarn, which is haunting a long-abandoned theater. This malevolent spirit's ability to warp reality will push the team to the brink.
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Ghost of a Smile

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Series series Ghost Finders
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Acclaimed for the depth and breadth of his fictional universe, best-selling SF and fantasy writer Simon Green is the author of the popular Twilight of the Empire and Deathwalker series. In Ghost of a Smile, the Ghost Finders answer a desperate call for help from one of the world's biggest drug companies. A team of police enforcement agents has already disappeared, and the Ghost Finders have no ... Read more

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Acclaimed for the depth and breadth of his fictional universe, best-selling SF and fantasy writer Simon Green is the author of the popular Twilight of the Empire and Deathwalker series. In Ghost of a Smile, the Ghost Finders answer a desperate call for help from one of the world's biggest drug companies. A team of police enforcement agents has already disappeared, and the Ghost Finders have no
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Cities and Citadels

An Archaeology of Inequality and Economic Growth

by Adam S. Green, Toby C. Wilkinson, Darryl Wilkinson, Nancy Highcock, Thomas Leppard ...

Cities and Citadels provides an urgent update of archaeology’s engagement with economic theory.Recent events have forced a major reassessment of economic thinking. In the wake of the 2008 Great Recession and the economic impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic, the world finds itself in unprecedented times. Even though archaeology typically concerns itself with the remote past, it must also help us ... Read more

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Cities and Citadels provides an urgent update of archaeology’s engagement with economic theory.Recent events have forced a major reassessment of economic thinking. In the wake of the 2008 Great Recession and the economic impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic, the world finds itself in unprecedented times. Even though archaeology typically concerns itself with the remote past, it must also help us
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