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gendering of Indian culture and tradition. British Colonial authority employed orientalist scholarship as a way to challenge sati from within Indian tradition and in turn become masters of that tradition . Thus, the protection of women and women’s agency became absent in the discourse as scripture was used as the defining feature of sati, furthering the project of preservation. Scripture was thus used as a tool in the invention of tradition. The British approached various pundits and received…

the poem mirrors the tone of Ireland during the time of The Great Famine. Because potato crops ceased to flourish, much of Ireland was left starving, poor, and disease ridden. In addition to famishment, the Irish were also under the thumb of the British,…

more about my own history. Through my ancestor’s historic journey from India to British Guiana my Indo-Guyanese identity becomes clearer. Furthermore, the aim of this paper is to establish transparency and dispel the vagueness around the indentured labor system in British West Indies. The paper also special places emphasis on the journey of the women in that era and…

August 1st 1883. The Slavery Abolition Act is passed. But what about previous centuries? Slavery had been in communities for so long that depriving a society of its presence was not even of the question. From Greeks to the New World colonies, slavery had gained omnipresence as time went on, up to a point where it became part of their trading commodities. In the same course of ideas, what prompted Westerners to turn to Africa for slaves? How and when did this take its course? These questions will…

With regards to the American Revolution there is a myth associated with it that is generally accepted by everyone. This is the myth that when America revolted against the British army they had no choice as Britain was cruel to them, as well that every American wanted to revolt. However, historians have thought that these are in fact myths, started by Americans as an act of patriotism. Like every great event in history, the American Revolution was built upon the events and ideas leading up to it…

The social structure in the South, differ from Northern outlook on how society should operate. If in the North, with the progression of market revolution, main ideology was built on values like individualism and market economy. Southerner 's values shifted towards the hierarchical agrarian structure. A white man in the South, the owner of its property, was known as a «master». Planters in the South usually reside on their plantations year-around. This urged planters to make more personal…

The United States’ rise as a global power lead to the liquidation of the African British Empire. As Nazi Germany began to take expand in Asia, Africa, and Europe, Franklin D. Roosevelt and Winston Churchill to declare their war aims. The Atlantic Charter ended being more or less a press release for public relations versus actual policy for the public. When working at the works from Wm. Roger Louis and Ronald Robinson one can see how the Atlantic Charter grew and was enacted. In the second part…

As discoveries concerning the New World by nations of the Old World including, but not limited to, European states, progressed, innovations were made concerning the utilization of natural resources found in the New World (the Americas) to continue to promote and benefit the “mother” countries back in Europe. Furthermore, certain practices were used in the Americas, such as the slave trade, to obtain the greatest amount of benefits. However, these practices were not necessarily considered to be…

reason. Although Alexander Hamilton and John Lauren 's said to give them weapons in exchange for their freedom and that they should do so or else Britain would do it instead. And British Governor, Lord Dunmore made a proclamation doing just that; slaves could fight with the British and in doing so would be free on British land. Between three thousand and four thousand slaves signed this proclamation and by the end of the war ten thousand slaves died or escaped. After the war some slave owners…

upon a time Somerset 's slave owner. This was a case over chattel slavery, what is chattel slavery? Chattel slavery is the slavery in the British Isles. The Somerset case was one of the most significant points in the Abolition Movement. Because of James Somerset who escaped the plantation and was caught and imprisoned in a ship that would be headed to the British Colony of Jamaica. Charles Stewart wanted Somerset to be sold to a plantation. However, Somerset 's three god parents had set out to…