A Study on the Historiography of the British West Indies to the End of the Nineteenth Century, Issue 186Study based on the printed histories available in the libraries of the University College of the West Indies and of the Institute of Jamaica. |
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... principle to treat those as brute beasts , who had so little pretensions to claim kindred with the human race , except in the shape of their bodies , and their walking upon two legs instead of four . " 254 The common humanity , which ...
... principle to treat those as brute beasts , who had so little pretensions to claim kindred with the human race , except in the shape of their bodies , and their walking upon two legs instead of four . " 254 The common humanity , which ...
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... principle that " good morals are established by good laws " was applied to the whole society of the West Indies . 357 Judged by Utilitarian standards of " felicity " , the society was found to be sadly wanting . To Raynal , it was a ...
... principle that " good morals are established by good laws " was applied to the whole society of the West Indies . 357 Judged by Utilitarian standards of " felicity " , the society was found to be sadly wanting . To Raynal , it was a ...
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Elsa V. Goveia. continuum but not the principle of change . To discover that principle , it is still necessary to do as so many of the West Indian historians did to seek , beyond the narrative of events , a wider understanding of the ...
Elsa V. Goveia. continuum but not the principle of change . To discover that principle , it is still necessary to do as so many of the West Indian historians did to seek , beyond the narrative of events , a wider understanding of the ...
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