Borderless empire : Dutch Guiana in the Atlantic world (1750-1800) /

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"BORDERLESS EMPIRE explores the volatile history of Dutch Guiana, in particular the forgotten colonies of Essequibo and Demerara, in order to provide new perspectives on European empire building in the Atlantic world. It argues that imperial expansion was a process of improvisation at the colon...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Hoonhout, Bram (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Athens : University of Georgia Press, [2020]
Colección:Early American places.
Temas:
1600-1699
HISTORY > Caribbean & West Indies > General.
Netherlandish colonies.
Essequibo > History.
Demerara > History.
Netherlands > Colonies > America > History.
Netherlands > Colonies > History > 17th century.
Pays-Bas > Colonies > Histoire.
Pays-Bas > Colonies > Histoire > 17e siècle.
America.
Guyana > Demerara.
Guyana > Essequibo.
History.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction: borderless societies
  • The borderland
  • Political conflicts
  • Rebels and runaways
  • The centrality of smuggling
  • The web of debt
  • Borderless businessmen
  • Conclusion: the shape of empire.

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