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Interactive Network Map
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 Nationalities
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 Travel Abroad
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 Slavery
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 Family Tree
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Interactive Network Map
The Inner Life of Empires traces numerous and diverse social relationships that swirled and formed around the Johnstone family.
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Network Map - Nationalities
The world presented in The Inner Life of Empires is one of expanding globalization. Although the story revolves around a Scottish family, the Johnstones' social networks were full of people from across the British Empire, from Africa, and from continental Europe. This map demonstrates that although the Johnstones were originally from a Scottish valley, they became citizens of the world.
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Network Map – Travel Abroad
Not only were the people in The Inner Life interacting with others from around the world, many were traveling widely beyond their country of origin. This map shows which individuals traveled abroad and also how few individuals mentioned in The Inner Life did not have some contact with world travelers.
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Network Map – Slavery
The personages of The Inner Life were slaves, slave-owners, and abolitionists. Bell or Belinda was the last person to be recognized as a slave by a British court and Joseph Knight's court case ended the law of slavery in Britain. Gideon married the daughter of a prominent Liverpool slave trader and Alexander bought over 175 slaves to work on his Grenada plantation. Some of the personalities, like John, were both slave owners and opponents of slavery.
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Johnstone Family Tree
This basic family tree shows the descendants of Sir James Johnstone and Barbara Murray. Their eleven children who survived infancy (who are the main characters in The Inner Life) and their many grandchildren demonstrate the great variety in social position and experience within the Johnstone family.
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