Tag: Nineteenth Century
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An Error of Embargoes: The Failure of Napoleon’s Continental System
Written by Fraser Barnes. In his quest to cripple and de-stabilise his greatest rival, Napoleon embarked on an economic policy that would ultimately bring about his ruin: the Continental System.
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The New Midwives: Nineteenth-Century State Intervention in Reproduction
Written by Inge Erdal. The emergence of the nineteenth-century state has traditionally been traced through economic history. However, what role did it play in the sphere of reproduction? Analysing the states attempts to intervene in reproduction, opens new ways to conceiving its power.
Retrospect Journal 