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From outpost to outport : a structural analysis of the Jersey-Gaspé cod fishery, 1767-1886 /

Using the extensive papers of the firm Charles Robin and Company of Jersey and Paspebiac, and the records of the Jersey mercantile establishment, Rosemary Ommer presents a detailed case study of commodity trade, uncovering the development, function, and strengths and weaknesses of all aspects of the...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Ommer, Rosemary E.
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Montreal [Que.] : McGill-Queen's University Press, 1991.
Series:CEL - Canadian Publishers Collection.
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Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Contents
  • Tables
  • Figures
  • Acknowledgments
  • Introduction
  • PART ONE: ORIGINS AND STRUCTURE OF THE TRADE
  • 1 Beginnings
  • 2 Production and Markets: The Fishery at Gaspé
  • 3 Organization at the Jersey Core
  • 4 The Merchant Triangle in Action
  • PART TWO: CONSEQUENCES OF THE TRADE
  • 5 Consequences of the Trade: Gaspé
  • 6 Consequences of the Trade: Jersey
  • 7 The Collapse of the Merchant Triangle
  • 8 Conclusion: On Colonial Staple Trades
  • Notes
  • Bibliography
  • Index
  • A
  • B
  • C
  • D
  • E
  • F
  • G
  • H
  • I
  • J
  • Kl
  • m
  • n
  • o
  • p
  • q
  • r
  • s
  • t
  • u
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