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A kick in the belly : women, slavery and resistance /Stella Dadzie. "Enslaved West Indian women had few opportunities to record their stories for posterity. Yet from their dusty footprints and the umpteen small clues they left for us to unravel, there's no question that they earned their place in history. Pick any Caribbean island and you'll find race, skin colour and rank interacting with gender in a unique and often volatile way. In A Kick in the Belly, Stella Dadzie follows the evidence, and finds women played a distinctly female role in the development of a culture of slave resistance a role that was not just central, but downright dynamic. From the coffle-line to the Great House, enslaved women found ways of fighting back that beggar belief. Whether responding to the horrendous conditions of plantation life, the sadistic vagaries of their captors or the peculiar burdens of their sex, their collective sanity relied on a highly subversive adaptation of the values and cultures they smuggled with them naked from different parts of Africa. By sustaining or adapting remembered cultural practices, they ensured that the lives of chattel slaves retained both meaning and purpose. A Kick in the Belly makes clear that their subtle acts of insubordination and their conscious acts of rebellion came to undermine the very fabric and survival of West Indian slavery."--Provided by the publisher. 2020. • BOOK • 2 copies available. 306.36209729
The heart of the race : black women's lives in Britain /Beverley Bryan, Stella Dadzie and Suzanne Scafe ; foreword by Lola Okolosie. "Heart of the Race is a powerful corrective to a version of Britain's history from which black women have long been excluded. It reclaims and records black women's place in that history, documenting their day-to-day struggles, their experiences of education, work and health care, and the personal and political struggles they have waged to preserve a sense of identity and community. First published in 1985 and winner of the Martin Luther King Memorial Prize that year, Heart of the Race is a testimony to the collective experience of black women in Britain, and their relationship to the British slate throughout its long history of slavery, empire and colonialism. This new edition includes a foreword by Lola Okolosie and an interview with the authors, chaired by Heidi Safia Mirza, focusing on the impact of their book since publication and it continuing relevance today."--Provided by the publisher. 2018. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 305.48/896041
Insurgent empire : anticolonial resistance and British dissent /Priyamvada Gopal. "Insurgent Empire shows how Britain's enslaved and colonial subjects were active agents in their own liberation. Not only that, they shaped British ideas of freedom and emancipation back in the United Kingdom. Priyamvada Gopal examines dissenting politics in Britain and shows that it was influenced by rebellions and resistance among the colonies in the West Indies, East Africa, Egypt, and India. In addition, a pivotal role in fomenting resistance was played by anticolonial campaigners based in London, right at the heart of empire. Much has been written on how colonized peoples took up British and European ideas and turned them against empire when making claims to freedom and self-determination. Insurgent Empire sets the record straight in demonstrating that these people were much more than victims of imperialism or, subsequently, the passive beneficiaries of an enlightened Western conscience - they were insurgents whose legacy today benefits the culture of the nation that once oppressed them"--Provided by the publisher. 2019. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 325/.341
Shanghai : China's gateway to modernity /Marie-Claire Bergere ; translated by Janet Lloyd. "Shanghai today is a thriving, bustling metropolis. But does its avid pursuit of the modern trappings of success truly indicate that it will once again become the shining example of China's commercial and cosmopolitan culture? While history continues to unfold, the author, an eminent scholar on China takes readers back to when Shanghai first opened to the world in 1842 to narrate the city's tumultuous and unique course to the present. This work is the first comprehensive history of Shanghai in any Western language. Divided into four parts, it details Shanghai's beginnings as a treaty port in the mid-nineteenth century; its capitalist boom following the 1911 Revolution; the fifteen years of economic and social decline initiated by the Japanese invasion in 1937, and attempts at resistance; and the city's disgraced years under Communism. Weaving together a range of archival documents and existing histories to create a global picture of Shanghai's past and present, the author shows that Shanghai's success was not fated, as some contend, by an evolutionary pattern set into motion long before the arrival of westerners. Rather, her account identifies the relationship between the Chinese and foreigners in Shanghai, their interaction, cooperation, and rivalry, as the driving force behind the creation of an original culture, a specific modernity, founded upon western contributions but adapted to the national Chinese culture. Eclipsed for three decades by socialism, the wheels of the Shanghai spirit began to turn in the 1990s, when the reform movement took off anew. The city is again being referred to as a model for China's current modernization drive. Although it makes no claims to what will happen next, this work stands as a compelling and definitive profile of a city whose urban history continues to be redefined, retold, and resold."--Provided by the publisher. 2009. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 951/.132
The Naval surgeon... Turnbull, William 1806 • RARE-BOOK • 1 copy available. 094:613.68:617
Aspects of Irish maritime hisotry both at home and abroad, Volume 2 / Patrick Flood. Flood, Patrick. 2019. • FOLIO • 1 copy available.
The landsman's lexicon Orient Line [19--?] • PAMPHLET • 2 copies available. 629.12(038)
The court, the Atlantic and the city : Sir Walter Ralegh v. William Sanderson /by Michael Franks. An account of the relationship between Sir Walter Ralegh, courtier and explorer, and his treasurer William Sanderson, a rich merchant from the City of London. They became acquainted when Sanderson married Ralegh's niece in 1584, quickly becoming friends. Sanderson funded Ralegh's activities including: the building of Sherborne Castle, the establishment of a colony in Roanoke, as well as Ralegh's expensive lifestyle. Both men played a significant role in developing England's overseas empire, through the use of maritime power. They were involved in improving the use of navigational equipment and ship design. The pair fell out over the financing of Ralegh's trip to find El Dorado in 1595. Ralegh owed Sanderson a large sum of money and never paid him for his role as his treasurer. The two families remained on good terms however, and Sanderson visited Ralegh the night before his execution in 1618. Their 34-year relationship has never before been explored in much detail and Michael Frank's work endeavours to provide an in-depth account of it. 2009. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 92RALEGH
Orders in Council containing the regulations for preventing collisions at sea now in force : issued in pursuance of the Merchant Shipping Act Great Britain. 1906. • GOVTPUB • 1 copy available.
Pride : the story of the first openly gay Navy SEAL /by Brett Jones. "Born into a military family, Brett Jones spent his early life travelling around the world, living in the shadows of the Iron Curtain, the Korean Demilitarized Zone, and the Pyramids of Egypt. He defied great odds to fulfill his dream of becoming a Navy SEAL, and served for almost a decade in the Navy. He served in two harrowing six-month deployments with SEAL Team 8, later becoming a plank owner of SEAL Team 10. Brett received numerous awards and commendations during his Navy tenure, but was forced out of the closet, becoming the first openly gay Navy SEAL on active duty. After his honorable discharge in 2003, he continued his fight in the war against terror as a security contractor"--Publisher's description. 2014. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 359.984
Seek the frozen lands : Irish Polar Explorers 1740-1922 /Frank Nugent. "High on any list of Polar explorers would be the names Crozier, McClintock, McClure and Shackleton. But how many know they were all Irish? The Frozen Lands unveils an array of Irish heroes largely unknown and contains previously unpublished material and interviews with descendants."--Provided by the publisher. 2003. • FOLIO • 1 copy available. 910.911
Violent borders : refugees and the right to move /Reece Jones. "Forty thousand people died trying to cross international borders in the past decade, with the high-profile deaths along the shores of Europe only accounting for half of the grisly total. Reece Jones argues that these deaths are not exceptional, but rather the result of state attempts to contain populations and control access to resources and opportunities. 'We may live in an era of globalization,' he writes, 'but much of the world is increasingly focused on limiting the free movement of people.' In Violent Borders, Jones crosses the migrant trails of the world, documenting the billions of dollars spent on border security projects and their dire consequences for countless millions. While the poor are restricted by the lottery of birth to slum dwellings in the aftershocks of decolonization, the wealthy travel without constraint, exploiting pools of cheap labor and lax environmental regulations. With the growth of borders and resource enclosures, the deaths of migrants in search of a better life are intimately connected to climate change, environmental degradation, and the growth of global wealth inequality."--Provided by the publisher. 2017. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 325
German naval code breakers This work is an overview of German code-breakers during the Second World War. The author takes a chronological, narrative approach to this subject, and chooses to focus for the majority of the text upon the efforts of the German code-breakers tasked with breaking Allied naval transmissions. Showell also provides some historical background for the code-breaking units, from their formation in post-First World War Germany and early success in the Second World War, to their subsequent failures in the later years of the war. Showell focuses also on German code-breaking attempts in different theatres of war, such as the Atlantic, Mediterranean and Soviet coastline. There are a series of appendixes showcasing maps and timelines in relation to the German Radio Monitoring Stations, as well as a reading list for further reading on the subject. 2003 • BOOK • 1 copy available. 355.405.2(430)
Art newspaper • JOURNAL • 1 copy available.
About time : the magazine for the millennium no. 1 Cronin, Sean 1997. • FOLIO • 1 copy available. 529.77
The Eighty Years War : from revolt to regular war, 1568-1648 /Petra Groen, editor, et al ; translated by Andy Brown, Helen Bannatyne & Annette Mills. "The Eighty Years War offers an insight into the military factors at play in the creation of the Dutch Republic. In 1648 the Spanish empire agreed to a peace treaty that ended decades of fighting and resulted in the division of the Low Countries and the birth of the Republic. From the outset, the conflict between the Dutch insurgents and their Spanish sovereign lord captured the imagination. As a result of eighty years of warfare, the provincial States and the Calvinists gained the upper hand in the north and the Spanish rulers and the Catholic church in the south. Against all expectations, Philip II and his successors failed to win a conclusive victory over their rebellious Dutch subjects; in the end Spain was compelled to admit military defeat at the negotiating table in Mèunster and recognise the breakaway Dutch provinces as a sovereign state."--Provided by the publisher. 2019. • BOOK • 1 copy available. txt
Solent shipping memories / by Mick Lindsay and Nigel V. Robinson. "Offers a look at Solent shipping. This work features cargo ships, ferries, coasters, tugs and tankers. It focuses on sleek liners of companies such as Cunard, Chandris, Holland America and Union Castle. It features over 100 colour photographs, each with a detailed caption about the location and the ship."--Provided by the publisher. 2008. • BOOK • 1 copy available. txt
Flota spod bia±o-czerwonej / Jan Piwowonski ; ilustrowa± Adam Werka. "Description of the Polish Merchant and military Navy from the interwar period to the present day. It contains illustrations by Adam Werka - one of the best marine illustrators, who recorded almost the entire maritime history in his paintings and drawings."--Provided by the publisher (translated from Polish). 1989. • BOOK • 1 copy available. txt
Lantern: Trinity House Pensioner's Newsletter Issue 01, 02, 04, 05, [n.d.]; Issue 07, Summer 2008; Issue 08, Winter 2008. [1958]-200?. • JOURNAL • 1 copy available.
The art of cartographics : designing the modern map. "The Art of Cartographics is a stunning collection of maps designed in a unique way. Featuring geographical maps, fictional maps and fresh and innovative approaches to cultural, economic and political maps, it takes the reader on a journey across the globe. This carefully curated book selects the most creative and interesting map design projects from around the world, and offers inspiration for designers and map-lovers alike. Covering themes including power, gentrification, literature, animals, plants and food, and showcasing handrawn, painted, digital, 3D sculpted and folded maps, The Art of Cartographics offers a slice of social history that is as beautiful as it is fascinating."--Provided by the publisher. 2017. • FOLIO • 1 copy available. 526
The Kongolese Saint Anthony : Dona Beatriz Kimpa Vita and the Antonian movement, 1684-1706 /John K. Thornton. "This book tells the story of the Christian religious movement led by Dona Beatriz Kimpa Vita in the Kingdom of Kongo from 1704 until her death, by burning at the stake, in 1706. Beatriz, a young woman, claimed to be possessed by St Anthony, argued that Jesus was a Kongolese, and criticized Italian Capuchin missionaries in her country for not supporting black saints. The movement was largely a peace movement, with a following among the common people, attempting to stop the devastating cycle of civil wars between contenders for the Kongolese throne. Thornton supplies background information on the Kingdom, the development of Catholicism in Kongo since 1491, the nature and role of local warfare in the Atlantic slave trade, and contemporary everyday life, as well as sketching the lives of some local personalities."--Provided by the publisher. 2009. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 967.51/01/092
From Leith to Hobart town 1853-2001 : a history of the Gourlay family A family history published to coincide with the Gourlay family reunion held in Hobart, Tasmania to celebrate the 150th anniversary of David and Jemima Gourlay's arrival there in 1853. The history is traced back to David Gourlay's grandparents and follows the lives of their descendants in Tasmania and New Zealand. Illustrated with family photographs. 2003 • BOOK • 1 copy available. 92GOURLAY
Coming out under fire : the history of gay men and women in World War II /Allan Bâerubâe ; with a new foreword by John D'Emilio & Estelle B. Freedman. "During World War II, as the United States called on its citizens to serve in unprecedented numbers, the presence of gay Americans in the armed forces increasingly conflicted with the expanding antihomosexual policies and procedures of the military. In Coming Out Under Fire, Allan Berube examines in depth and detail these social and political confrontation - not as a story of how the military victimized homosexuals, but as a story of how a dynamic power relationship developed between gay citizens and their government, transforming them both. Drawing on GIs' wartime letters, extensive interviews with gay veterans, and declassified military documents, Berube thoughtfully constructs a startling history of the two wars gay military men and women fough - one for America and another as homosexuals within the military. Bâerubâe's book, the inspiration for the 1995 Peabody Award-winning documentary film of the same name, has become a classic since it was published in 1990, just three years prior to the controversial 'don't ask, don't tell' policy, which has continued to serve as an uneasy compromise between gays and the military. With a new foreword by historians John D'Emilio and Estelle B. Freedman, this book remains a valuable contribution to the history of World War II, as well as to the ongoing debate regarding the role of gays in the U.S. military."--Provided by the publisher. 2010. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 355.008664
The pursuit of sodomy : male homosexuality in Renaissance and enlightenment Europe /Kent Gerard, Gert Hekma, editors. "Historians Kent Gerard and Gert Hekma make available - for the first time to an English-speaking audience - the best, most recent work on the history of male homosexuality in Early Modern Europe. The role of the male homosexual - during the pivotal era of 1400 to 1800 - is thoroughly explored. A wide-ranging group of authors offers relevant and fascinating material on sexual history and sexuality, in general, and on homosexuality and European history, in particular"--Provided by the publisher. 2013. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 306.76/62/094