Empire at the periphery : British colonists, Anglo-Dutch trade, and the development of the British Atlantic, 1621-1713

Summary: Throughout history the British Atlantic has often been depicted as a series of well-ordered colonial ports that functioned as nodes of Atlantic shipping, where orderliness reflected the effectiveness of the regulatory apparatus constructed to contain Atlantic commerce. Colonial ports were governable places where British vessels, and only British vessels, were to deliver English goods in exchange for colonial produce. Yet behind these sanitized depictions lay another story, one about the porousness of commercial regulation, the informality and persistent illegality of exchanges in the British E.

Record details

ISBN: 9781479855421
ISBN: 9780814748831
ISBN: 1479855421
ISBN: 081474883X
ISBN: 9780814749425
ISBN: 9780814748848
ISBN: 0814749429
ISBN: 0814748848
Physical Description: 1 online resource (xv, 293 pages) : illustrations, maps
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Computer data.
Publisher: New York : New York University Press, 2011.

Content descriptions

General Note:	OldControl:muse9780814749425 Multi-User CatMonthString.october.23 Multi-User.
Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Formatted Contents Note:	Interimperial foundations: early Anglo-Dutch trade in the Caribbean and New Amsterdam -- 'Courted and highly prized': Anglo-Dutch trade at midcentury -- Mercantilist goals and colonial needs: interimperial trade amidst war and crisis -- Local adaptations I: Anglo-Dutch trade in the English West Indies -- Local adaptations II: Anglo-Dutch trade in New York -- 'A conspiracy in people of all ranks': the evolution of intracolonial networks -- Epilogue: diverging interests: Anglo-Dutch trade and the Molasses Act.
Restrictions on Access Note:	Restrictions: NLC students and staff only.
Type of Computer File or Data Note:	Text (HTML), electronic book.
System Details Note:	Mode of access: Internet.
Terms Governing Use and Reproduction Note:	Access restricted by subscription. Access requires VIU IP addresses and is restricted to VIU students, faculty and staff.
Issuing Body Note:	Made available online by EBSCO.
Source of Description Note:	Print version record.