Robert Conrad – författare

The Destruction of Brazilian Slavery (1850-1888) offers a compelling exploration of how one of the world's most entrenched systems of forced labor unraveled over the course of decades. Through meticulous research, the book examines the interplay of economic pressures, international influence, and abolitionist efforts that led to the gradual decline of slavery in Brazil, culminating in its abolition in 1888. Authoritatively written, it delves into the regional disparities that shaped attitudes toward slavery, the critical role of the coffee-producing regions, and the pivotal impact of laws like the 1871 Law of the Free Womb. Readers gain a deep understanding of how external pressures, such as British diplomatic campaigns, and internal shifts in economic necessity eroded slavery's dominance in Brazilian society.This insightful study not only charts the collapse of slavery but also captures the broader socio-political changes of the time. With vivid storytelling, it highlights key figures like Joaquim Nabuco and Castro Alves, whose abolitionist advocacy helped galvanize the movement for freedom. Beyond liberation, the book examines the unfulfilled hopes for national reforms that would address education, political representation, and landholding inequalities. By combining narrative history with sharp analysis, The Destruction of Brazilian Slavery is an essential read for those interested in the complexities of abolition and the ongoing legacy of slavery in shaping modern societies.This title is part of UC Press's Voices Revived program, which commemorates University of California Press’s mission to seek out and cultivate the brightest minds and give them voice, reach, and impact. Drawing on a backlist dating to 1893, Voices Revived makes high-quality, peer-reviewed scholarship accessible once again using print-on-demand technology. This title was originally published in 1972.

The Destruction of Brazilian Slavery (1850-1888) offers a compelling exploration of how one of the world's most entrenched systems of forced labor unraveled over the course of decades. Through meticulous research, the book examines the interplay of economic pressures, international influence, and abolitionist efforts that led to the gradual decline of slavery in Brazil, culminating in its abolition in 1888. Authoritatively written, it delves into the regional disparities that shaped attitudes toward slavery, the critical role of the coffee-producing regions, and the pivotal impact of laws like the 1871 Law of the Free Womb. Readers gain a deep understanding of how external pressures, such as British diplomatic campaigns, and internal shifts in economic necessity eroded slavery's dominance in Brazilian society. This insightful study not only charts the collapse of slavery but also captures the broader socio-political changes of the time. With vivid storytelling, it highlights key figures like Joaquim Nabuco and Castro Alves, whose abolitionist advocacy helped galvanize the movement for freedom. Beyond liberation, the book examines the unfulfilled hopes for national reforms that would address education, political representation, and landholding inequalities. By combining narrative history with sharp analysis, The Destruction of Brazilian Slavery is an essential read for those interested in the complexities of abolition and the ongoing legacy of slavery in shaping modern societies. This title is part of UC Press's Voices Revived program, which commemorates University of California Press’s mission to seek out and cultivate the brightest minds and give them voice, reach, and impact. Drawing on a backlist dating to 1893, Voices Revived makes high-quality, peer-reviewed scholarship accessible once again using print-on-demand technology. This title was originally published in 1972.

The Destruction of Brazilian Slavery (1850-1888) offers a compelling exploration of how one of the world's most entrenched systems of forced labor unraveled over the course of decades. Through meticulous research, the book examines the interplay of economic pressures, international influence, and abolitionist efforts that led to the gradual decline of slavery in Brazil, culminating in its abolition in 1888. Authoritatively written, it delves into the regional disparities that shaped attitudes toward slavery, the critical role of the coffee-producing regions, and the pivotal impact of laws like the 1871 Law of the Free Womb. Readers gain a deep understanding of how external pressures, such as British diplomatic campaigns, and internal shifts in economic necessity eroded slavery's dominance in Brazilian society.This insightful study not only charts the collapse of slavery but also captures the broader socio-political changes of the time. With vivid storytelling, it highlights key figures like Joaquim Nabuco and Castro Alves, whose abolitionist advocacy helped galvanize the movement for freedom. Beyond liberation, the book examines the unfulfilled hopes for national reforms that would address education, political representation, and landholding inequalities. By combining narrative history with sharp analysis, The Destruction of Brazilian Slavery is an essential read for those interested in the complexities of abolition and the ongoing legacy of slavery in shaping modern societies.This title is part of UC Press's Voices Revived program, which commemorates University of California Press’s mission to seek out and cultivate the brightest minds and give them voice, reach, and impact. Drawing on a backlist dating to 1893, Voices Revived makes high-quality, peer-reviewed scholarship accessible once again using print-on-demand technology. This title was originally published in 1972.

Essay from the year 2002 in the subject Politics - Region: Near East, Near Orient, grade: 18 of 20 (A), University of Aberdeen (Department of International Relations), course: Course: Issues in International Relations (PI 1506), language: English, abstract: In this essay the reasons for the Arab's animosity towards the state of Israel will be outlined. For this purpose a chronological strategy will be applied. We will begin with the very roots of the animosity beginning with the Prophet Muhammad and continue to the creation of the state of Israel. The events from 1948 until today do not claim to be complete. Instead excerpts of the socalled highlights of the conflict between the Arabs and Israel will be emphasised. In addition to that it should also be noticed, that the discussion will be mainly limited on the quarrel between the already mentioned parties. The West will be just mentioned where it is necessary to make the context comprehensible. Finally some possible solutions to end the conflict will be sketched. Usually the animosity of the Arab world towards the state of Israel is approached by beginning with the Balfour Declaration of 1917 and proceeds to 1948 where the state of Israel was founded. Here another approach shall be made. Part of the hostility between Arabs and Israelis seems to be based on the religious issue of Islam versus Judaism. We will therefore start at the very beginning, when Islam was founded. [...]

Essay from the year 2002 in the subject Politics - Topic: Peace and Conflict, Security, grade: 19 of 20, University of Aberdeen (Department of International Relations), course: Course: Issues in International Relations (PI 1506), language: English, abstract: One feature of the nation-state is that it has the right to declare war to another na-tion-state (Hughes 1998). Terrorist attacks like that of 11 September 2001 on the World Trade Center (WTC) and the reaction of the USA namely to declare war to the Al Qaeda respectively terrorism, blurs this right, because the terrorists are not a na-tion-state that can be war declared on. The attacks of the terrorists against Western capitalism can also be regarded as a kind of war. Here the war is not declared by a na-tion-state but by a terrorist group. For the reason that International Relations is, among other areas, interested in the processes that concern nation-states, the issue of electronic attacks posed to nation-states is important to be examined. The main purpose of this essay will be to show that modern states can be threat-ened by electronic attacks. To get into the topic the history of the Internet will be roughly outlined. Then the threats, which can be imposed through this medium, will be basically dealt with as well as the question who launches electronic attacks where, when and why. This essay will also limit its focus concerning the ways in which an electronic attack can be done. Attacks through an electronic network, namely the Internet will be the main focus here. Other devices apart from electronic jamming , HERF Guns , EMP Bombs will only briefly be mentioned. To be not beyond the scope of this essay the USA will be special attention given to as a deputy for a modern industrial state, because no other country is yet as depend-ent on electronic technology as the USA and therefore vulnerable to electronic at-tacks. But Japan or Europe might be in the future in a similar situation as the USA is today. This paper might therefore be perceived as an early warning, as a mirror or a crystal ball that shows a possible vision of a future scenario of the modern industrial-ised states. Finally concepts of measures against electronic attacks and a future outlook will round off this text. [...]

Seminar paper from the year 2002 in the subject Sociology - Media, Art, Music, grade: 17 of 20, University of Aberdeen (Department of Sociology and Anthropology), course: Introductory Sociology 2, language: English, abstract: Why do sociologists have to deal with mass media? Mass media is a big part of modern societies. It seems to be omnipresent and therefore has an impact on societies. It influences and changes society, it favours and it discriminates certain groups of the society. The effect on the audience is not arbitrary but dependent on issues of strong interest for sociology namely, class, gender, social context, ethnicity but also other factors like age and sexuality. Since the 1960s media research expanded to examine the effects on the audience and its feedback. In this essay we will examine how the mass media reinforces social inequalities. To do this we will take a brief look at what kind of social inequalities existed in the era before the appearance of the mass media. Then the way of how the mass media reinforces these existing social inequalities today, towards the way in which minorities will be treated. Moreover the focus of this essay will shift to how different groups of people can approach the mass media in terms of its access. Finally this text will give a brief outlook to the possible future development will be presented in its outlines. In addition to that lopsidedness will be avoided by portraying not only the incriminatory theories that affirm the reinforcement of social inequalities through the media like the functionalist theory or the Marxist's point of view but also some imposing views. 'Media' is the plural word of 'medium'. "e;A medium is a means of communication such as print, radio or television. The mass media are defined as a large-scale organization which use one or more of these technologies to communicate with large numbers of people."e; (Marshall 1996: 313). 'Social inequalities' are "e;unequal rewards or opportunities for different individuals within a group or groups within a society"e; (Marshall 1996: 313). We have to be very critical with that definition otherwise we can find an unjust treatment for every person and therefore everybody would be unequally treated. [...]

Essay from the year 2001 in the subject Sociology - Politics, Majorities, Minorities, grade: 14 of 20 (B), University of Aberdeen (Department of Sociology and Anthropology), course: Introductory Sociology, language: English, abstract: In this section we will discuss whether white westerners have used the idea that they are racially superior to gain political power or not. We will mainly approach from two directions therefore. One is that white westerners used the idea of their superiority to justify the exploitation of labour force and resources. The other is that they used the idea to achieve political power. We must first define the main terms of this essay, which are `race', `racial superiority' and later on `political power'. We go on by taking a brief look at colonialism and how the ideas about race and racial superiority were practised. We then try to link these outcomes to recent history (Germany's 1930s, USA's 1970s, France's 1980s), economics (neo-colonialism) and finally end by regarding the theories (authoritarian personality theory, conflict theory of prejudice, scapegoat theory and cultural theory of prejudice) that explain some of the racial and ethnical prejudices. [...]

In der Sparkassen-Finanzgruppe – mit 50 Mio. Kunden und über 300 Tsd. Beschäftigten eine der größten Bankengruppen der Welt – zeigen sich nach der internationalen Wirtschafts- und Finanzkrise Ende der 2000er Jahre erhebliche Konzentrationseffekte. Die Zinsentwicklung, die zunehmenden regulatorischen und aufsichtsrechtlichen Anforderungen sowie eine Veränderung des Kundenverhaltens stellen das Geschäftsmodell der Sparkassen vor erhebliche Herausforderungen. Am Beispiel der westfälisch-lippischen Sparkassen werden die Veränderungen im Leistungserstellungsprozess der Institute für die Dekade nach der Wirtschafts- und Finanzkrise nachvollzogen. Gleichzeitig wird die Vertriebsstruktur der Sparkassen analysiert und geprüft, inwiefern sich die verschiedenen Cluster von Instituten hinsichtlich Performance und Dynamik in ihrer Entwicklung unterscheiden. Diesbezüglich wird untersucht, ob die Anpassungsprozesse mit einer zunehmenden Konvergenz in der Entwicklung einhergehen. Die Analysen zahlen dabei stets auf die Kernfrage ein, welche Folgen sich aus der Entwicklung für die dezentral ausgerichteten Entscheidungsstrukturen der Sparkassen-Finanzgruppe ergeben.