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Author: Willard Sterne Randall File Type: epub Unshackling America challenges the persistent fallacy that Americans fought two separate wars of independence. Williard Sterne Randall documents an unremitting fifty-year-long struggle for economic independence from Britain overlapping two armed conflicts linked by an unacknowledged global struggle. Throughout this perilous period, the struggle was all about free trade.Neither Jefferson nor any other Founding Father could divine that the Revolutionary Period of 1763 to 1783 had concluded only one part, the first phase of their ordeal. The Treaty of Paris of 1783 at the end of the Revolutionary War halted overt combat but had achieved only partial political autonomy from Britain. By not guaranteeing American economic independence and agency, Britain continued to deny American sovereignty.Randall details the fifty years and persistent attempts by the British to control American trade waters, but he also shows how, despite the outrageous restrictions, the United States asserted the doctrine of neutral rights and developed the worlds second largest merchant fleet as it absorbed the French Caribbean trade. American ships carrying trade increased five-fold between 1790 and 1800, its tonnage nearly doubling again between 1800 and 1812, ultimately making the United States the worlds largest independent maritime power.**Review[A] lush, readable account of the war in all its complexity. Admirers of Mr. Randalls biographies will not be disappointed with the intertwined tale the author weaves in Unshackling America The events of the war unfold in an accessible, chronological narrative, peppered with lively vignettes from the front lines of battle, the drawing rooms of Washington and Europe, and the everyday experiences of ordinary noncombatants. The Wall Street JournalA well-researched history that shows how the War of 1812 created Americas final separation from England. Kirkus ReviewsRandall brings to life the violent skirmishes that played out in the name of trade on sea, lake, and land. Publishers WeeklyRandall is an engaging and adept storyteller Library JournalThose who enjoy reading history will profit from this book. The Oklahoman a deeply researched, penetrating and exciting tale. - Road to HubbardtonIn Unshackling America, Willard Randall gives us an account of the early republic that finally makes sense of the forgotten War of 1812, even as it turns the conflict itself into an exciting drama. The big issues of that era--free trade, a refugee crisis, brutal party rivalries, and foreign meddling in American affairsresonate with our own headlines. This is history as it should be written illuminating insights grounded in gritty reality. An important book. Jack Kelly, author of Band of Giants and Heavens DitchAfter Americas War of Independence ended in 1783, the British proved to be sore losers. For more than three decades, with impunity they violated American sovereignty on land and sea. Randalls Unshackling America makes a detailed, powerful, and convincing case that America did not achieve true independence during the war of 1775-1783, but only after a far longer war of fits and starts that did not end until Andrew Jacksons rout of the British at New Orleans in 1815. Richard Sylla, Professor Emeritus of Economics, Stern School, New York University In this fast paced, carefully researched and powerfully argued book, Willard Randall challenges the traditional notion that the War of 1812 was a second American Revolution. Instead, he lays out a convincing case that this war must be seen as the culmination of the American struggle for independence from Great Britain that began in 1776. A consummate stylist, Randall captures both the political tensions leading to the declaration of Mr. Madisons War, and the drama of the military and naval battles that followed. This is an important book and one that both scholars and readers interested in our national past should read. Carol Berkin, Presidential Professor of History, Emerita, Baruch College & The Graduate Center, CUNYAbout the Author WILLARD STERNE RANDALL is a journalist and author of several biographies of Founding Fathers. He is a Distinguished Scholar in History and Professor at Champlain College. He lives in Burlington, Vermont with his wife, with whom he has co-authored multiple volumes of history.

Author: James L. Gelvin File Type: epub Beginning in December 2010 popular revolt swept through the Middle East, shocking the world and ushering in a period of unprecedented unrest. Protestors took to the streets to demand greater freedom, democracy, human rights, social justice, and regime change. What caused these uprisings? What is their significance? And what are their likely consequences? In an engaging question-and-answer format, The Arab Uprisings explores all aspects of the revolutionary protests that have rocked the Middle East. Historian James Gelvin begins with an overview--What sparked the Arab uprisings? Where did the demands for democracy and human rights come from? How appropriate is the phrase Arab Spring?--before turning to specific countries around the region. He looks at such topics as the role of youth, labor, and religious groups in Tunisia and Egypt and discusses why the military turned against rulers in both countries. Exploring the uprisings in Libya and Yemen, Gelvin explains why these two states are considered weak, why that status is important for understanding the upheavals there, and why outside powers intervened in Libya but not in Yemen. Next, Gelvin compares two cases that defied expectations Algeria, which experts assumed would experience a major upheaval after Egypts, and Syria, which experts failed to foresee. He then looks at the monarchies of Morocco, Jordan, and the Gulf, exploring the commonalities and differences of protest movements in each. The final chapter discusses the implications of the uprisings. What do they mean for the United States? For Iran? Has al-Qaeda been strengthened or weakened? What effects have the uprisings had on the Israel-Palestine conflict? What conclusions might we draw from the uprisings so far? For anyone wishing to understand the dramatic events in the Middle East, The Arab Uprisings is the place to turn.

Author: Cinzia Caporale File Type: pdf The Universal Declaration on Bioethics and Human Rights, 2005, marked a significant step towards the recognition of universal standards in the field of science and medicine. This book provides an overview of the ethical and legal developments which have occurred in the field of bioethics and human rights since then. The work critically analyzes the Declaration from an ethical and legal perspective, commenting on its implementation, and discussing the role of non-binding norms in international bioethics. The authors examine whether the Declaration has contributed to the understanding of universal or global bioethics, and to what degree states have implemented the principles in their domestic legislation. The volume explores the currency of the Declaration vis-a-vis the more recent developments in technology and medicine and looks ahead to envisage the major bioethical challenges of the next twenty years. In this context, the book offers a comprehensive ethical and legal study of the Declaration with an in-depth analysis of the meaning of the provisions, in order to clarify the extension of human rights in the field of medicine and the obligations incumbent upon UNESCO member States, with reference to their implementation practice. **Review Is it possible to find common criteria on the ethical assessment and legal regulation of the very divisive area of biomedicine and life sciences? Looking at the intersection between human rights and global bioethics, the book successfully answers the question. A compass in the very rough fields of bioethics and biolaw. Carlo Casonato, Professor of Law at the University of Trento chief editor of the BioLaw Journal member of the Italian Committee for Bioethics The book edited by Caporale and Pavone is an excellent study on the origins, contents and meanings of the Universal Declaration on Bioethics and Human Rights, and is essential reading to understand its strength and limitations in relation to new challenges of biomedical research as well as of global bioethics. Gilberto Corbellini, Professor of History of Medicine and Bioethics at the University of Rome - La Sapienza. About the Author Cinzia Caporale is head of the codeResearch Ethics, Bioethics, Biolaw and Biopolitics research unit at the Institute of Biomedical Technologies of the National Research Council of Italy (CNR). She is the Coordinator of the CNR Research Ethics and Bioethics Committee and represents CNR on the topic of Research Integrity on the international level. She is adjunct professor of Bioethics at Sapienza University of Rome and a member of the Italian National Bioethics Committee. She is the President of the Ethics Committee of L. Spallanzani National Institute for Infectious Diseases and of the U. Veronesi Foundation and Director of the scientific journal The Future of Science and Ethics. She has been Chairperson of UNESCOs Intergovernmental Bioethics Committee for two mandates. Under her presidency thecodeUniversal Declaration on Bioethics and Human Rights was elaborated and adopted. Ilja Richard Pavone gained his PhD in International Law and Human Rights at Sapienza University, Rome. Currently he is Senior Researcher of International Law at the National Research Council of Italy, Rome, where he coordinates the research unit in International, European and National Biolaw. He is also Professor of Environmental Law at The Tuscia University, Viterbo. In the past, he has taught at the universities of Rome (Sapienza), Venice (Venice International University), Macerata and Siena. He has been visiting professor at Queensland University, New York University, Bochum University and Max Planck Institute. He is author of over 50 publications, essays and articles in International Law and European Union law, with a particular focus on Bioethics, Human Rights, International Health Law, and Environment Protection.