As for his âcould cost the country billionsâ statement. Horsecrap. As of the middle of July, the Central Bank of Iraq had estimated the project will cost 172 billion dinar, or about $148 MILLION. They even broke down the cost of printing, transport, media campaign and other cost. They even gave the cost of the 2003-2004 reprinting as a reference. This guy is blowing smoke.
Distinction between voyageur and coureur des bois. The Coureur de Bois were French fur traders that ventured out to trade with the aboriginal people in different areas; they worked for many large companies. The Voyageur and the Coureur de Bois are two very different figures and do not belong on the same page.
Du Boisâs categories of âcolorâ and âcolor-lineâ are synonyms of race. Du Bois tells us that with the construction of the concept of race ââcolorâ became in the worldâs thought synonymous with inferiorityâ (1915: 362). It became a designation of devaluation, degradation and domination.