the boer war: the opening act in a violent century

In three battles, the British suffered nearly 3,000 casualties. The London press dubbed it “Black Week,” and the Empire was sent into an uproar. ... The combination of outdated tactics and general arrogance led to the disasters of Black Week and cost the British..

maternal mental health, ethnicity and culture

The ethnicity or nationality of participants included Bangladeshi, Pakistani, Indian, South Asian, Asian, Mixed Asian British, Pathan, Black, Black African, Nigerian, Ghanaian, Black Caribbean, Portuguese, White American, and White Australian. ..

the making of white people

Painter recounts the largely forgotten history of white slavery in Europe and of white (and Black) indentured servants sent the to British colonies, pointing out that in mid–seventeenth-century Virginia bonded whites outnumbered Africans on tobacco plantations. ..

crime and the blitz

Contemporary newspaper reports reveal that the Blitz wasn’t quite the era of British stoicism and solidarity remembered in today’s national consciousness. . Looting, Theft and Black Racketeering . With major metropolitan areas plunged into darkness, the petty crime rate soared. ..

war resolution heads to congress

The text is expected to include requirements for Iraq's compliance on a range of other U.N. measures that include respecting human rights, renouncing terrorism and giving up black market trade-elements. . ... In London, British Prime Minister Tony Blair argued that Saddam's offer to welcome..

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