Kenneth O. Morgan Bücher

The authorised - but not uncritical - life of one of the great parliamentarians and orators of our times, the former Labour Party leader, now in his nineties, who is also an eminent man of letters.

Part of a series which traces the story of Britain and her peoples from Roman times to the present day, this volume concentrates on the 18th century and the "age of industry".

This book examines the everyday lives of various individuals throughout history, highlighting both ordinary people who form the backbone of society and extraordinary figures such as rulers, reformers, and artists who have driven change.

From 1501, when the first slaves arrived in Hispaniola, until the nineteenth century, some twelve million people were abducted from west Africa and shipped across thousands of miles of ocean - the infamous Middle Passage - to work in the colonies of the New World. Perhaps two million Africans died at sea. Why was slavery so widely condoned, during most of this period, by leading lawyers, religious leaders, politicians and philosophers? How was it that the educated classes of the western world were prepared for so long to accept and promote an institution that would later ages be condemned as barbaric? Exploring these and other questions - and the slave experience on the sugar, rice, coffee and cotton plantations - Kenneth Morgan discusses the rise of a distinctively Creole culture; slave revolts, including the successful revolution in Haiti (1791-1804); and the rise of abolitionism, when the ideas of Montesquieu, Wilberforce, Quakers and others led to the slave trade's systemic demise. At a time when the menace of human trafficking is of increasing concern worldwide, this timely book reflects on the deeper motivations of slavery as both ideology and merchant institution.

Focusing on the transatlantic trade and shipping of Bristol in the eighteenth century, this book provides a comprehensive analysis of the port's performance compared to Liverpool and Glasgow. It highlights the paradox of Bristol's growth in Atlantic trade alongside its relative decline due to inadequate port facilities, merchant specialization, wartime trade impacts, and the competitive advantages held by merchants in rival cities. Drawing from a wide range of primary sources across several regions, the work sheds light on the complexities of Bristol's maritime history.

This comprehensive and widely acclaimed study of British history since 1945 has been has been expanded to include a new chapter looking at the conflict over Brexit. This edition contains some further updating.

An introduction to the entire history of British involvement with slavery and the slave trade, with an especial focus on the two centuries from 1650, and covering the Atlantic world, especially North America and the West Indies, as well as the Cape Colony, Mauritius, and India.

Examines political, economic, social, and culture changes in Great Britain from Roman times to the present.

The book delves into the influence of slavery and the Atlantic trade on the early stages of British industrialization. Kenneth Morgan explores five critical areas of historical debate, including the profitability of the slave trade, its role in capital accumulation, the dynamics of exports and transatlantic markets, the function of business institutions, and the impact on British port growth. This insightful work is designed for students interested in the intersections of slavery, economic history, and the development of Britain.