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Engines of Diplomacy : Indian Trading Factories and the Negotiation of American Empire /

"As a fledgling republic, the United States implemented a series of trading outposts to engage indigenous peoples and to expand American interests west of the Appalachian Mountains. Under the authority of the executive branch, this Indian factory system was designed to strengthen economic ties...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Nichols, David Andrew, 1970- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Chapel Hill : The University of North Carolina Press, [2016]
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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  • Cover
  • Half Title
  • Title
  • Copyright
  • Dedication
  • Contents
  • Illustrations, Maps, and Tables
  • Acknowledgments
  • Introduction
  • 1 A Trade upon Public Ground
  • 2 Local Agendas and National Goals
  • 3 Like So Many Armies
  • 4 The Commercial Ecology of the Indian Factory System
  • 5 Negotiation, Manipulation, and Alliance-Building
  • 6 Ten Commercial Embassies in Wartime
  • 7 Running Hard and Falling Behind
  • 8 Civilization versus Commerce
  • Notes
  • Bibliography
  • Index
  • A
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  • C
  • D
  • E
  • F
  • G
  • H
  • I
  • J
  • K
  • L
  • M
  • N
  • O
  • P
  • Q
  • R
  • S
  • T
  • U
  • V
  • W
  • Y.