This timely book explores the troubled intertwining of religion, medicine, empire, and race relations in the early nineteenth century. John Rankin analyzes the British use of medicine in West Africa as a tool to usher in a “softer” form of imperialism, considers how British colonial officials, missionaries, and doctors regarded Africans, and explores the impact of race classification on colonial constructs. Rankin goes beyond contemporary medical theory, examining the practice of medicine in colonial Africa as Britons dealt with the challenges of providing health care to their civilian employees, African soldiers, and the increasing numbers of freed slaves in the general population, even while the imperialists themselves were threatened by a lack of British doctors and western medicines. As Rankin writes, “The medical system sought to not only heal Africans but to ‘uplift’ them and make them more amenable to colonial control . . . Colonialism starts in the mind and can be pushed on the other solely through ideological pressure.”

Healing the African Body: British Medicine in West Africa, 1800-1860 (Volume 1)

History

Rankin, John

World

University of Missouri

This historic book may have numerous typos, missing text or index. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. 1836. Not illustrated. Excerpt: ... LETTER XIII. DEAR BROTHER: I shall now present to your consideration several passages of the sacred scriptures which I believe to be decidedly opposed to the kind of slavery which exists in our slaveholding states. The first I shall invite you to consider is a prediction found in Gen. 15:14. 4 That nation whom they shall serve, will I judge, and afterward shall they come out with great substance.' This prediction relates to the slavery which the Egyptians inflicted upon the descendants of Abraham. And for such infliction God said he would judge them ; but if it be not unjust to enslave our fellow men, why did the Almighty denounce sentence of judgment against the Egyptians for enslaving the nation of Israel? And why did he execute that sentence by inflicting upon them ten most desolating plagues ? What were the disgusting plagues of bloody fountains, croakirrg frogs, loathsome and devouring insects, and horrible diseases, but so many different emblems of the divine abhorrence of the crime of inflicting slavery upon an innocent nation ? What were the plagues of massy hail-stones, terrific fire, and tremendous thunder, of horrible darkness, and of the destroying angel, the messenger of sudden death to all the first born of Egypt, but the emblems of divine indignation against the injustice of slavery? Surely the various punishments inflicted upon the Egyptians for enslaving the Israelites are so many demonstrations that the practice of slavery is a crime of the greatest magnitude, and as such highly offensive to Jehovah. The great substance which the prediction awarded to the nation of Israel is likewise a striking demonstration of the injustice of enslaving the human species. The Egyptians did not escape wilh. merely suffering severe inflictions of punishment ; bu...

Letters on American slavery,: Addressed to Mr. Thomas Rankin, merchant at Middlebrook, Augusta Co., Va

Negro Universities Press

15 traditional Scottish songs for two voices with piano accompaniment, suitable for adults and children, male and female voices, duets or groups. Included are the well-known titles by Robert Burns, 'A rosebud by my early walk', 'Flow gently, sweet Afton', 'I'm owre young to marry yet', 'O whistle and I'll come to ye, my lad' and 'Ye banks and braes'. Full Music Edition.

Saltire Two-part Scottish Song Book

Arts & Photography

Mcphee, George

Mcvicar, George C.

Music

Hardie Pr

15 traditional Scottish songs for two voices with piano accompaniment, suitable for adults and children, male and female voices, duets or groups. Included are the well-known titles by Robert Burns, 'A rosebud by my early walk', 'Flow gently, sweet Afton', 'I'm owre young to marry yet', 'O whistle and I'll come to ye, my lad' and 'Ye banks and braes'. Melody Edition.

<p>An internationally acclaimed collection of Scottish fiddle music and a guide to its performance by renowned Scottish fiddler Alastair J. Hardie. Contains an in-depth literary and pictorial survey of Scottish fiddling and 112 melodies with historical notes and substantial accompanying tutorial explanations such as bowing, fingering, phrasing, ornamentation, etc. Many of the authentic Scottish tunes is this book are not available in any other collection. The tunes at the beginning of the book assume a command of basic skills in playing and reading. Bowing, fingering and ornamentation peculiar to this music are then progressively introduced, equipping the player eventually with the technical know-how for tackling anything from Tullochgoram to the President. All the common major and minor keys are dealt with in turn and a system of fingering charts has been included to introduce them. Suggested bowings are included with the admonition that players with enough experience should decide on their own interpretation. The Caledonian Companion will appeal to the solo fiddler, the folk enthusiast, the devotee of traditional Scottish music and the classical violinist wanting to broaden his or her horizons.</p>

New Scottish Song Book: Full Music Edition

Commissioned in 1994 by the Scottish Amateur Music Association, this play with music is cast for 5 young people with an older person playing the role of the Jacobite. Approximately 40 minutes long, this piece is suitable for performance in a theatre, hall or classroom. Six famous Scots songs (including 'An Eriskay Love Lilt' and 'The Skye Boat Song') are arranged for unison singing with accompaniment for piano and/or guitar.

Gentle Jacobite

Letters on American Slavery: Addressed to Mr. Thomas Rankin, Merchant at Middlebrook, Augusta Co., V

Americas

BiblioBazaar

Letters On American Slavery: Addressed to Mr. Thomas Rankin, Merchant at Middlebrook, Augusta County, Va

Nabu Press

Title: Letters on American slavery, addressed to Mr. Thomas Rankin.Author: John RankinPublisher: Gale, Sabin Americana Description: Based on Joseph Sabin's famed bibliography, Bibliotheca Americana, Sabin Americana, 1500--1926 contains a collection of books, pamphlets, serials and other works about the Americas, from the time of their discovery to the early 1900s. Sabin Americana is rich in original accounts of discovery and exploration, pioneering and westward expansion, the U.S. Civil War and other military actions, Native Americans, slavery and abolition, religious history and more.Sabin Americana offers an up-close perspective on life in the western hemisphere, encompassing the arrival of the Europeans on the shores of North America in the late 15th century to the first decades of the 20th century. Covering a span of over 400 years in North, Central and South America as well as the Caribbean, this collection highlights the society, politics, religious beliefs, culture, contemporary opinions and momentous events of the time. It provides access to documents from an assortment of genres, sermons, political tracts, newspapers, books, pamphlets, maps, legislation, literature and more.Now for the first time, these high-quality digital scans of original works are available via print-on-demand, making them readily accessible to libraries, students, independent scholars, and readers of all ages.++++The below data was compiled from various identification fields in the bibliographic record of this title. This data is provided as an additional tool in helping to insure edition identification:++++SourceLibrary: Huntington LibraryDocumentID: SABCP00469000CollectionID: CTRG10173959-BPublicationDate: 18330101SourceBibCitation: Selected Americana from Sabin's Dictionary of books relating to AmericaNotes: Collation: 118 p. ; 16 cm

Letters on American Slavery, Addressed to Mr. Thomas Rankin.

Literature & Fiction

Essays & Correspondence

Gale, Sabin Americana

An Antidote for Unitarianism..

Wentworth Press

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