For a brief, glorious period in the early 1700s, the Bahamas was ruled by a gang of some of the most famous pirates the seas had ever seen. Edward "Blackbeard" Teach, "Black Sam" Bellamy, and their associates banded together to form a pirate cooperative, culminating in a form of government in which blacks were equal citizens, the rich were imprisoned and common sailors could veto their captain's orders. At the height of their power the gang served Britain, France, and Spain from their New World empires.
Empire: The Rise and Demise of the British World Order and the Lessons for Global Power
Added by: nastroenie | Karma: 223.50 | Black Hole | 7 February 2011
0
Empire: The Rise and Demise of the British World Order and the Lessons for Global Power
At its peak in the nineteenth century, the British Empire was the largest empire ever known, governing roughly a quarter of the world's population. In Empire, Niall Ferguson explains how "an archipelago of rainy islands... came to rule the world," and examines the costs and consequences, both good and bad, of British imperialism.
http://englishtips.org/1150823915-empire.html
Dear User! Your publication has been rejected as it seems to be a duplicate of another publication that already exists on Englishtips. Please make sure you always check BEFORE submitting your publication. If you only have an alternative link for an existing publication, please add it using the special field for alternative links in that publication.
Thank you!
More than three decades have passed since the events described in John Updike’s The Witches of Eastwick. The three divorcees–Alexandra, Jane, and Sukie–have left town, remarried, and become widows. They cope with their grief and solitude as widows do: they travel the world, to such foreign lands as Canada, Egypt, and China, and renew old acquaintance.
Green Economics: An Introduction to Theory, Policy and Practice
The world as we know it needs a new economics. Climate change, financial crisis and out-of-control globalization–all the major problems facing the world have their root in the dominant economic system.Green economics offers an alternative to mainstream economics, which views society and the ecosystem as subsets of the wider, limitless global economy. Starting with the recognition of planetary limits and an understanding of the importance of using resources wisely, green economics views the economy as nested within society, which itself as part of the greater ecosystem.
Hymns to the Silence: Inside the Words and Music of Van Morrison
Peter Mills' groundbreaking new book Hymns to the Silence is a detailed look at Morrison as a singer, performer, lyricist, musician, and writer. Particular attention is paid throughout the work to the contradictions and tensions that are central to any understanding of his work as a whole. Van Morrison has a global profile due to his enduring popularity and his dedication to live performance, which keeps him before audiences all over the world, and this is the first in-depth study of Van Morrison's musical genius, going back 40 years, investigating the oppositions and harmonies within his work.
