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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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Hoonhout, Bram (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Athens : University of Georgia Press, [2020]
Series:Early American places.
Subjects:
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.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • 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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