HIST 124 Lecture 10: HIST124 Lecture 10
29 Nov 2017
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Property and poverty in mid-19th-century kingston: men of property, garrisons and grog shops. The orphans" home and the house of industry. Responsible government versus governing the soul: governing through freedom, where there is regulation, there is resistance. The historical present, surveillance society, and the (un)making of liberal order. The flogging of peter charboneau: charboneau entered 1849 for a 7 year sentence, broken the rule of constant silence, he was lashed 57 times, he was flogged with a cat-o-nine tails, charboneau was a 10-year-old boy. Liberals opposed any attempt of anyone being prevented from selling their private property: they also supported a free market economy (also known as capitalism, this is why liberalism is often associated with capitalism. In 1835, a kingston shoe manufacturer made the mistake of trying to cut his employees wages: they revolted and smashed the windows of his house.
