Sökt på: Böcker av Philip D. Curtin
totalt 13 träffar
Image of Africa
Africa and the West
"This book offers some exciting examples of the insights to be gained from studies of the intellectual responses of Africans to the West. In six case studies, anthropologists, …
On the Fringes of History
In the 1950s, professional historians claiming to specialize in tropical Africa were no more than a handful. The teaching of world history was confined to high school courses, and …
Death by Migration
This book is a quantitative study of relocation costs among European soldiers in the tropics between about 1815 and 1914. This study, however, has broader implications. For Europe …
Imperialism
Disease and Empire
Before the nineteenth century, European soldiers serving in the tropics died from disease at a rate several times higher than that of soldiers serving at home. Then, from about …
Death by Migration
This book is a quantitative study of relocation costs among European soldiers in the tropics from 1815 to 1914.
The Rise and Fall of the Plantation Complex
Over a period of several centuries, Europeans developed an intricate system of plantation agriculture overseas which was quite different from the agricultural system used at home. …
Migration and Mortality in Africa and the Atlantic World, 1700–1900
These papers explore the history of the tropical regions of the Atlantic basin, sometimes focused on the Caribbean, sometimes on Africa, but always with a comparative dimension. …
Discovering the Chesapeake
With its rich evolutionary record of natural systems and long history of human activity, the Chesapeake Bay provides an excellent example of how a great estuary has responded to …
World and the West
This book is a study of the interaction of the Western societies of Europe and America with others around the world in the past two centuries - the age of European empire. It deals …
The World and the West
This book is a study of the interaction of the Western societies of Europe and America with others around the world in the past two centuries - the age of European empire. It deals …