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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Détails bibliographiques
Cote:Libro Electrónico
Auteur principal: Hoonhout, Bram (Auteur)
Format: Électronique eBook
Langue:Inglés
Publié: Athens : University of Georgia Press, [2020]
Collection:Early American places.
Sujets:
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.
Accès en ligne:Texto completo
Table des matières:
  • 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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