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Tag Archives: Gustave Boulanger
deathbed manumissions
It is a particular institution of the Old World: slavery. The Greeks and Romans practiced slavery and condoned it- for war, for luxury, and for business. But even they knew it to be evil… Bills of sale were usually written … Continue reading
Posted in Art History/Antiquity/Anthropology, Feature Article, Ideas/Opinion
Tagged Augustus Roman emperor, Edward Gibbon, Gustave Boulanger, Horace Roman poet, Jean Leon Gerome, Kevin Bales, Kevin Bales Free the Slaves, Robert C. Davis, Slave trade history, Slave Trading Roman Empire, Slavery Greek history, Slavery in the Roman Empire
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from istanbul: the sequel?
Does history repeat itself? To rewrite the history once more of the Ottoman conquest of the Arab peripheral regions; a manifest destiny to tame, pacify, discipline and civilize the Other from what they regard as tribal savagery and ineptitude. Ottomans … Continue reading
the caravan continues its route
There has always been an attraction of the Middle East for the Western World. Its an odd relationship with an aesthetic all its own.But it is based on an intentional and violent distortion of Arab society that is pervasive throughout … Continue reading
Posted in Art History/Antiquity/Anthropology, Feature Article, Ideas/Opinion, Literature/poetry/spoken word, Miscellaneous
Tagged Edward Said, Edwin Long, George P. Landow, Gustave Boulanger, herge, Ingres, Jean Leon Gerome, Noam Chomsky, rudolph valentino, tin tin, wilfred thesiger, william muller
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