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If the Irish ran the world : Montserrat, 1630-1730 /

"What would have happened if the Irish had conquered and controlled a vast empire? Would they have been more humane rulers than the English? Using the Caribbean island of Montserrat as a case study of "Irish" imperialism, Donald Akenson addresses these questions and provides a detaile...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Akenson, Donald H.
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Montreal ; Buffalo : McGill-Queen's University Press, Ã1997.
Series:Joanne Goodman lectures ; 1997.
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Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Who's in Charge?
  • Ireland's Neo-Feudal Empire, 1630-1650
  • From Neo-Feudalism to Crown Rule, 1650-1680
  • Capitalism at a Gallop, 1680-1730
  • The Long Wind-Down: After 1730
  • Usable Traditions
  • Appendix A The 1678 Census
  • Appendix B The Census of 1729.