Paper Sovereigns : Anglo-Native Treaties and the Law of Nations, 164-1664 /

Paper Sovereigns demonstrates that treaty making and breaking in the early North Atlantic world involved complex struggles and crosscultural systems of negotiation, establishing Native American treaties as a powerful influence on European colonization.

Détails bibliographiques
Auteur principal: Glover, Jeffrey
Format: Électronique eBook
Langue:Inglés
Publié: Philadelphia : University of Pennsylvania Press, 2014.
Édition:1st ed.
Collection:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Sujets:
Politics and government.
Diplomatic relations.
Indians of North America > Treaties.
Indians of North America > Legal status, laws, etc.
Indians of North America > Government relations.
Ethnic relations > Political aspects.
HISTORY > United States > Colonial Period (1600-1775)
Indians of North America > Government relations > To 1789.
Indians of North America > Legal status, laws, etc. > History > 17th century.
Indians of North America > Treaties > History > 17th century.
United States.
Great Britain.
États-Unis > Politique et gouvernement > Jusqu'à 1775.
États-Unis > Relations interethniques > Aspect politique > Histoire > 17e siecle.
Grande-Bretagne > Relations exterieures > 1603-1688 > Traites.
United States > Politics and government > To 1775.
United States > Ethnic relations > Political aspects > History > 17th century.
Great Britain > Foreign relations > 1603-1688 > Treaties.
Treaties.
History.
Electronic books.
Accès en ligne:Texto completo
Table des matières:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • A Note on Naming and Spelling
  • Introduction: A Great Shout
  • Chapter 1. Heavy Heads: Crowning Kings in Early Virginia
  • Chapter 2. The Ransom of Pocahontas: Kidnapping and Dynastic Marriage in Jamestown and London
  • Chapter 3. Gunpowder Diplomacy: Arms and Alliance in Plymouth and Patuxet
  • Chapter 4. Trading Sovereignty: The Fur Trade and the Freedom of the Seas
  • Chapter 5. Gift of an Empire: The Land Market and the Law of Nations in Narragansett Bay
  • Notes
  • Bibliography
  • Index
  • Acknowledgments.

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