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    1910:The Black and the White

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    Born in Ireland in 1864 Roger Casement acted as British Consul in various parts of Africa (1895-1904) and Brazil (1906-11) where he denounced atrocities among Congolese and Putumayo rubber workers. knighted in 1911, He returned to Ireland, where as an ardent nationalist he attempted to enlist German help for the cause. He was hanged for high treason in London in 1916. A compulsive diary writer, ... Leer más

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  • We Are But Women

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    We Are But Women sets the history of Irish women in the context of the broad sweep of Irish history, dealing even-handedly with the diverse traditions of unionism and nationalism. Through an examination of exemplar individuals and organisations, the book traces the growth of Irish awareness of such `women's issues' as emancipation, divorce and abortion. Above all, it acknowledges the key role ... Leer más

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  • Children Enslaved

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    Series series Routledge Library Editions: Slavery
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    de Roger Sawyer ...
    Series series Routledge Library Editions: Slavery
    Slavery in the Twentieth Century, first published in 1986, draws together all the forms of slavery in their modern guises – in the far recesses of Africa and Arabia, in the industrial towns of Italy, the factories and mines of South America, and in the prison farms of the United States. It shows that the definition of slavery is changing in the modern world, as it accommodates new forms of ... Leer más

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  • A Short History of Ireland, 1500–2000

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  • The New Road to Serfdom

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  • Ireland

    A Social and Cultural History 1922–2001

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