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TO BE WATERPROOF OR TO BE SOAKED: IMPORTANCE OF PACKING IN BRITISH TEXTILE EXPORTS TO DISTANT MARKETS: THE CASES OF CHILE AND THE RIVER PLATE, C. 1810-1859
(CAMBRIDGE UNIV PRESS, 2011-03)
The literature on Anglo-South American trade during the first half of the 19th century has taken British exports for granted. There are no specific considerations of textile exports, which were the backbone of British trade ...
The British commercial houses in Peru and Chile between the two world wars: success and failure
(Universidad de Chile. Facultad de Economía y Negocios, 2015)
The previously successful British merchant houses on the west coast of South
America faced significant problems between the two world wars. Earlier historians
have referred to difficulties such as the volatility of ...
‘Nobler imaginings and mightier struggles’ : Octavia Hill, social activism and the remaking of British society
I am often asked for my view on how ‘the spirit of the National Trust’ might
be best summarised. I long ago learned that there is no single ‘spirit’ and
that almost all our millions of members and visitors would have ...
Caribbean Report 31-05-1995
(The British Broadcasting Corporation, 1995-05-31)
In this special edition, Caribbean Report examines the 150th Anniversary of East Indian arrival in the Caribbean. The report looks at East Indian indentureship and its impact on Caribbean societies. In Trinidad and Tobago, ...
Caribbean Report 15-03-1995
(The British Broadcasting Corporation, 1995-03-15)
As a team from the International Commission of Jurists investigates the 1980 death of the Guyanese historian and political leader, Dr. Walter Rodney. Former Guyanese Defence Force Sergeant Gregory Smith states that unless ...
Caribbean Report 13-06-1990
(The British Broadcasting Corporation, 1990-06-13)
Mexico is commencing negotiations with Washington on a free trade agreement and such an arrangement could have far-reaching implications for the Caribbean region. The Director of the Caribbean Basin Division states that ...
Caribbean Report 28-02-1995
(The British Broadcasting Corporation, 1995-02-28)
Jamaica's Opposition Labour Party is rocked by the resignation of its Chairman, Bruce Golding. Mr. Golding stated that he was disturbed by the lost of creditability in the leadership of the Party. Political analyst, Dr. ...
A matter of method : british aristotelianism and the new science
(Universidad Nacional de QuilmesUniversidad Nacional de Tres de Febrero, 2014-04-01)
Since long, the origins of modern science have been a topic of debates and controversies between continuist and discontinuistic historical approaches. Despite their differences, these approaches shared the emphasis on ...