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Empire by collaboration : Indians, colonists, and governments in colonial Illinois country /

"From the beginnings of colonial settlement in Illinois Country, the region was characterized by self-determination and collaboration that did not always align with imperial plans. The French in Quebec established a somewhat reluctant alliance with the Illinois Indians while Jesuits and fur tra...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Morrissey, Robert Michael (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania : University of Pennsylvania Press, 2015.
Colección:Early American studies.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Illustrations
  • Introduction. An Earnest Invitation
  • Chapter 1. Opportunists in the Borderlands
  • Chapter 2. The Imaginary Kingdom
  • Chapter 3. Collaboration and Community
  • Chapter 4. A Dangerous Settlement
  • Chapter 5. Collaborators: Indians and Empire
  • Chapter 6. Creolization and Collaboration
  • Chapter 7. Strains on Collaboration in French Illinois
  • Chapter 8. Demanding Collaboration in British Illinois
  • Conclusion. The End of Collaboration
  • Abbreviations
  • Notes
  • Index
  • Acknowledgments.