A new study in the Review of Economic Studies suggests that areas where Dutch colonizers built sugar factories in the 19th century are more developed today. Colonial powers have typically organized ...

Members of the French union CGT Martinique perform a go-slow protest on the ring road leading to the airport in Fort-de-France, on the French Caribbean island of Martinique, on Oct. 15, 2024. Philippe ...

After reading caficho's thread on the current economic crisis in Argentina and following it in the paper here in Chicago and on NPR, the following thought occurred to me. Why is it that the former ...

This is the second of a five part series by guest columnist Daniel Coleman on fundamental issues that make Birmingham different and how our zero sum game mentality is killing us. Click here to read ...

Indentured servants first arrived in America in the decade following the settlement of Jamestown by the Virginia Company in 1607. The idea of indentured servitude was born of a need for cheap labor.

The commons refers to shared cultural and natural resources, such as air, water, and land, which are accessible to and protected by all members of a community. More than just a collection of resources ...

THE Secretary of State for the Colonies has set up a Colonial Economic Advisory Committee to give him advice on matters of general economic policy in the Colonial Empire. The members of the committee ...

In the year 1750, the prosperous Oyster Bay merchant Samuel Townsend sent out his sloop Solomon under Capt. John Jones on a voyage to the Virgin Islands. The single-masted ship was loaded with cargo: ...

This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract This articles provides a close reading of colonial records from the mining region of Minas Gerais, in Brazil, to reveal ways in which women of ...