{"title":"Miranda Kaufmann","description":"\u003cp\u003eMiranda Kaufmann explores history with a focus on untold stories and deep cultural insights. Her works, such as \u003cem\u003eHeiresses\u003c\/em\u003e, uncover hidden narratives that challenge traditional perspectives and bring new voices to the forefront of historical discourse.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eReaders can expect meticulously researched accounts that combine scholarly rigour with engaging storytelling, enriching the broader understanding of history and its impact on society. Kaufmann's writing appeals to those interested in social and military history, illuminating the lives of influential figures often overlooked in mainstream narratives.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"heiresses-by-miranda-kaufmann-9780861548019","title":"Heiresses","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFrom Jamaica to Charleston, Sierra Leone to Bombay, China to Australia, back to England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales, this is the story of the \u003cem\u003eheiresses\u003c\/em\u003e. Their assets, the product of the exploitation of enslaved Africans, enabled them to marry into the top tiers of the aristocracy and attracted the attention of fortune-hunters.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThey fell in love (not always with their husbands), eloped, divorced, squandered fortunes, threw parties, went mad and (in one case) faked a daughter’s death.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eHeiresses\u003c\/em\u003e explores the Caribbean Marriage Trade, tracing tainted money from its origins in slavery to its disposal on country homes, paintings and philanthropic ventures. After slavery was abolished in 1834, British slave-owners were compensated to the tune of £20 million, incurring a government debt that was only fully paid off in 2015. Miranda Kaufmann examines how slave-produced wealth came into Britain, not as a result of men setting out to establish plantations or trade in slaves, but by choosing to enter into the contract of matrimony: for better or for worse, for richer, but not for poorer.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Allen \u0026 Unwin Aotearoa New Zealand","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48242281087212,"sku":"9780861548019","price":54.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9780861548019-heiresses-1.jpg?v=1787970082"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.live\/collections\/miranda-kaufmann.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}