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Hace 4 días · As co-editor for over a decade of the journal Slavery and Abolition, Walvin has witnessed at close quarters much of the recent research on slavery in the Americas. One of his skills lies in revealing to a non-specialist audience the directions of current trends in research in the field of slavery.
8 de may. de 2024 · As the historians J.A. Mangan and James Walvin explain, this theory suggests that leaders in the Protestant faith, through the Y.M.C.A., introduced young men to physical activity as a channel of aggressive energy and a socializing agent that rejected juvenile impulses.
26 de may. de 2024 · Historian James Walvin is the author of a new book on Amazing Grace, and he provides the historical context to Newton's life, whilst Welsh historian Marian Gwyn gives her insight into the nature of the Atlantic slave trade at the time of John Newton.
Hace 6 días · The power of song: Laurie Taylor talks to James Walvin, Professor of History Emeritus at the University of York and author of a new study which explores the cultural history of "Amazing Grace," one of the transatlantic world's most popular hymns and a powerful anthem for humanity. How did a simple …. 00:28:27.
Hace 3 días · Using figures collated by James Walvin, Whittall has estimated there were 8,585 West Indians living in Britain in 1931. 24 Following the Second World War, the number of Caribbean people migrating to Britain grew almost every year, with approximately 26,441 West Indians arriving in 1956 alone.
21 de may. de 2024 · A Book Found: Book Review: A Short History of Slavery by James Walvin
23 de may. de 2024 · Walvin, James (2019). How Sugar Corrupted the World : From Slavery to Obesity. London: Robinson. (2 copies)
