18,170 research outputs found
Letter from Alexander Morrison to Dr GF Story, Hobart 1840
No full textA letter from Alexander Morrison, Hobart, to Dr GF Story, Swansea, dated 25 April 1840. Morrison discusses a number of Quaker books and Temperance documents with Story, noting the requests of the Bible Society and Story's own reading requirements. From Cotton Family Papers C7/16
Biography of Alexander B. Morrison
No full textBrief biography of Alexander B. Morrison, born December 22, 1930
Towards Gender Justice in Scotland
No full textKirsty Alexander and Jenny Morrison argue for enhancing participation, reimagining economics and ending gender-based violence
Alexander S. Morrison, Russian Rule in Samarkand 1868-1910
No full textAvec Russian Rule in Samarkand: A Comparison with British India, Alexander Morrison réinscrit l’histoire de la colonisation de l’Asie centrale et de l’Empire russe dans le temps du xixe siècle européen et des grands empires coloniaux, le cas russe — et plus particulièrement l’expérience centrasiatique — ayant résisté jusqu’à ces dernières années à la comparaison. Disons-le d’emblée : si le sous-titre de l’ouvrage de Morrison affiche une perspective comparatiste avec l’Inde britannique, il ne ..
Partisanship and parochialism in the history of the British Empire: Alan Lester (Ed.), 'The truth about empire: real histories of British colonialism', foreword by Sathnam Sanghera (London: Hurst & Co, 2024)
No full textAlexander Morrison critically reviews Alan Lester's edited collection The Truth about Empire: Real Histories of British Colonialism (2024), framing it within the broader context of debates surrounding Nigel Biggar's "Ethics and Empire" research project. Morrison highlights the intense academic criticism Biggar has faced for his attempts at ethical evaluation of the empire, arguing that much of this criticism is politically motivated and exposes double standards. While acknowledging fair criticisms of Biggar on several counts, Morrison points to selective use of evidence, ideological partisanship, and implicit Britain-centrism exposed by most contributors to Lester's volume. Their reliance almost exclusively on Anglophone sources and secondary literature, as well the lack of expertise in broader comparative imperial history amount to parochialism and promotes rather than undermines the idea of British exceptionalism. Ultimately, Morrison argues that the current discourse surrounding the British Empire is often overly simplistic, politically motivated, and fails to acknowledge the multidimensional complexity of historical reality
Mr. Ronald Morrison
No full textHe was private secretary to Alexander MacDonald, the "King of the Klondike"
Purple rinses and pseudo escofferian menus : the problem with training restaurants
No full textJust as training restaurants seemed to be on their way out for good, Matthew Alexander reports that they are enjoying a new lease of life as a much-needed contributor to institutional income, with a new commercial edge and in one case a research mission
Douglas Alexander Stewart, poet, author and playwright
No full textDouglas Alexander Stewart, poet, author and playwrigh
Excavation at Aguas Buenas, Robinson Crusoe Island, Chile, of a gunpowder magazine and the supposed campsite of Alexander Selkirk, together with an account of early navigational dividers
No full textExcavations were undertaken of a ruined building at Aguas Buenas, identified as an 18th-century Spanish gunpowder magazine. Evidence was also found for the campsite of an early European occupant of the island. A case is made that this was Alexander Selkirk, a castaway here from 1704 to 1709. Selkirk was the model for Defoe’s Robinson Crusoe. A detailed discussion is given of a fragment of copper alloy identifi ed as being from a pair of navigational dividers
Letter to Alexander Hamilton, Queenston, from Alexander McLeod, Sherriff’s Office, Niagara, 18 July 1837
No full textLetter to Alexander Hamilton, Queenston, from Alexander McLeod, Sherriff’s Office,
Niagara. The letter states that he has no doubt the youth will get bail, and he has
enclosed a bond. He notes that the prisoners almost killed Wheeler yesterday, and six
of the criminals escaped, but were all retaken. The locks in their door, which opens into
the debtors ward, were picked by some of the debtors. When the old man was going in,
they shoved open the door and made a rush on him, beating him unmercifully with
sticks. He was able to defend himself and delayed them in their progress until the alarm
was raised and they were eventually secured. He notes that the debtors would not
assist Wheeler. He also states that Morrison is at present boarding with Mr. H.
Thompson, July 18, 1837. Postmarked Niagara U.C. 18 July 1837 (date handwritten)
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