Abolitionism: A Very Short Introduction Richard S. Newman (Professor of History, Professor of History, Rochester Institute of Technology) (Author) Series:
Very Short Introductions
Edition:
Imprint:
Oxford University Press Inc
Publisher:
Oxford University Press Inc
Pub Date:
15 Aug 2018
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United States Paperback / softback 176pp h175mm x w111mm x s10mm 134g 10 hts ISBN13: 9780190213220 ISBN13: 978-0-19-021322-0 ISBN10: 0190213221 EAN: 9780190213220 x Description: The abolitionist movement launched the global human rights struggle in the 18th and 19th centuries and redefined the meaning of equality throughout the Atlantic world. Even in the 21st century, it remains a touchstone of democratic activism-a timeless example of mobilizing against injustice. As famed black abolitionist Frederick Douglass commented in the 1890s, the antislavery struggle constituted a grand army of activists whose labors would cast a long shadow over American history. This introduction to the abolitionist movement, written by African American and abolition expert Richard Newman, highlights the key people, institutions, and events that shaped the antislavery struggle between the American Revolutionary and Civil War eras as well as the major themes that guide scholarly understandings of the antislavery struggle. From early abolitionist activism in the Anglo American world and the impact of slave revolutions on antislavery reformers to the rise of black pamphleteers and the emergence of antislavery women before the Civil War, the study of the abolitionist movement has been completely reoriented during the past decade. Where before scholars focused largely on radical (white) abolitionists along the Atlantic seaboard in the years just before the Civil War, they now understand abolitionism via an ever-expanding roster of activists through both time and space. While this book will examine famous antislavery figures such as William Lloyd Garrison and Frederick Douglass, it will also underscore the significance of early abolitionist lawsuits, the impact of the Haitian Revolution on both black and white abolitionists in the United States, and women's increasingly prominent role as abolitionist editors, organizers, and orators. By drawing on the exciting insights of recent work on these and other themes, a very short introduction to the abolitionist movement will provide a compelling and up-todate narrative of the American antislavery struggle _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Accounting: A Very Short Introduction Christopher Nobes (Professor of Accounting at Royal Holloway (University of London) and at the University of Sydney) (Author) Series:
Very Short Introductions
Edition:
Imprint:
Oxford University Press
Publisher:
Oxford University Press
Pub Date:
27 Mar 2014
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback / softback 160pp h173mm x w114mm x s10mm 124g A number of black and white illustrations ISBN13: 9780199684311 ISBN13: 978-0-19-968431-1 ISBN10: 0199684316 EAN: 9780199684311 x Description: If you read the 'business pages' of a newspaper or if you listen to the financial news on the television or radio, you will often hear terms such as 'liability', 'balance sheet' or 'earnings'. These terms turn up in non-financial contexts as well: 'he was more of a liability than an asset'. If you invest in shares, have a building society account, or sit on a committee of the property company which owns your apartment block, you will receive financial statements every year. If you are a manager in a company, a hospital or a school, you will see accounting information often. This Very Short Introduction provides a guide to understanding and using accounting information. Christopher Nobes explains the main areas of accounting work, from bookkeeping and financial reporting to auditing and management accounting.