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, 2018 This book asks what it means to describe someone as a slave and explores the political dimensions of that question. It argues against the search for a transhistorical and timeless definition of slavery, and offers a critical interrogation of the dominant liberal discourse on slavery from the Enlightenment to the present. It pays particular attention to
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Slavery and the Revival of Anti-slavery Activism [PDF]
, 2018 This chapter sets out the volume’s critical approach to the dominant discourse on modern slavery and its impulse to question the assumptions and the politics behind that discourse. It explores the limits of the modern slavery rhetoric for understanding the complicated logics of agency, freedom and belonging, and of past, present and future, for those ...
Brace, Laura, O'Connell Davidson, Julia
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The Sierra Club: Environmental Activism and US Empire, 1892–1900
USAbroadFormed in 1892, the Sierra Club (SC) is the oldest US environmental organization concerned with the environment within US borders and beyond. Yet, to date, the Club has not received much attention from historians.
Dean Clay
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The Shadow of Colonial Slavery at Peterloo
Caliban: French Journal of English Studies, 2021 This article examines how colonial slavery featured in radical discourse in Britain during the Peterloo years, c.1816-1820. In the period leading up to the massacre at St.
Ryan Hanley
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International Journal of Satellite Communications and Networking, EarlyView., 2023 The performance limitation in multiple‐input multiple‐output (MIMO) feeder links due to time and phase misalignment of the ground stations is investigated. Time and phase distribution over optical fiber is considered as an approach to achieve the synchronization requirements.
Eriserdi Mollaymeri +2 more
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Perceptions of Psychological Coercion and Human Trafficking in the West Midlands of England: Beginning to Know the Unknown. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2016 Modern slavery is less overt than historical state-sanctioned slavery because psychological abuse is typically used to recruit and then control victims.
Coral J Dando +2 more
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No One Shall Be Held in Slavery or Servitude: A critical analysis of international slavery conventions [PDF]
, 2001 Traces the development of slavery definitions in international agreements from 1815 to 2001. Overview of slavery definitions in international law; Historical analysis of the evolution of slavery definitions in international agreements; Analysis of the ...
Bales, Kevin, Robbins, Peter T.
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Magnetic Steganography Based on Wide‐Field Diamond Quantum Microscopy
Advanced Optical Materials, EarlyView.This document illustrates magnetic steganography. Magnetic graphics, including pixel art and QR codes, are produced using magnetic materials (such as Ni) and obscure behind patterns manufactured using non‐magnetic materials (such as Au), which are unveiled through widefield quantum microscopy. Furthermore, manipulating the electron spin of NV with dual
Jungbae Yoon +7 more
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Slavery and Early Christianity - a reflection from a human rights perspective
Acta Theologica, 2016 Addressing the topic “slavery and Early Christianity” is a difficult task for various reasons. First, it is complex to reach an understanding of slavery of that time.
P. G. Kirchschlaeger
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An Absence of Choice: The sexual exploitation of North Korean women in China [PDF]
, 2005 This document is part of a digital collection provided by the Martin P. Catherwood Library, ILR School, Cornell University, pertaining to the effects of globalization on the workplace worldwide.
Anti-Slavery International
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