Essays about: "slave trade"

Showing result 11 - 15 of 16 essays containing the words slave trade.

  1. 11. Lost (and Returned) in Africa : a Juxtaposition of Joseph Conrad’s Mr Kurtz and Caryl Phillips’ Nash Williams

    University essay from Avdelningen för humaniora

    Author : Emilie Sjöö; [2010]
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    Abstract : The aim of this essay is to investigate the attitudes and assumptions made about Africa in Joseph Conrad’s Heart of Darkness and Caryl Phillips’ Crossing the River from a postcolonialist perspective. In this context, the main two characters Mr Kurtz and Nash Williams are given specific critical attention. READ MORE

  3. 12. Across the Borders : A Study of Counter-Trafficking Work in Lao PDR

    University essay from Institutionen för samhällsvetenskap

    Author : Emma Hansson; [2009]
    Keywords : Human trafficking; migration; organizational work; Lao PDR;

    Abstract : In the wake of state borders becoming more porous the flows of people crossing them in search for opportunities have increased. This trend is evident in Greater Mekong Sub region where the economic boom of Thailand attracts thousands of migrant workers every year from neighboring countries making Thai industries dependent on the cheap labor. READ MORE

  4. 13. Changing perspectives through experience : a study of David Livingstone's views regarding the native population while traveling Africa

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Historia

    Author : Johan Bengtsson; [2007]
    Keywords : David Livingstone; Africa; colonialism; slave trade; postcolonialism; history of mentality; Contemporary history circa 1800 to 1914 ; Modern historia ca. 1800-1914 ; History and Archaeology;

    Abstract : The study investigates David Livingstone's views regarding the native population while traveling Africa. By using an inductive method generated from the material at hand, passages from his journal is examined and compared to European notions of the 19th century in order to find a conclusion... READ MORE

  5. 14. What Lies at the Core of Slavery? A Study of the Concept of Slavery

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Lejla Sehovic; [2006]
    Keywords : slavery definitions; Slavery Convention; Kevin Bales; concept analyses; key characteristics of slavery; Social sciences; Samhällsvetenskaper; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Slavery - in popular imagination, the word usually conjures up images of the transatlantic slave trade and slavery in the United States. A common belief is that slavery has been abolished and in a legal sense this is correct. However, the practical reality is little changed, i.e. READ MORE

  6. 15. High Speed On-Chip Measurment Circuit

    University essay from Institutionen för systemteknik

    Author : Arvid Stridfelt; [2005]
    Keywords : Electronics; CMOS; 0.13; sampling; periodic sampling; digital oscilloscope; time equivalent sampling; track and hold; master and slave; sampling clock generator; voltagedivider; source follower; sampling switch; transmission gate; RLC-line; Elektronik;

    Abstract : This master thesis describes a design exploration of a circuit capable of measuring high speed signals without adding significant capacitive load to the measuring node. It is designed in a 0.13 CMOS process with a supply voltage of 1.2 Volt. READ MORE