The rule of the admirals: law, custom and naval government in Newfoundland, 1699-1832
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1. Verfasser: Bannister, Jerry (VerfasserIn)
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Toronto, Ont. Published for the Osgoode Society for Canadian Legal History by University of Toronto Press c2003
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Beschreibung:Includes bibliographical references (p. [389]-397) and index
Introduction -- The fishing admirals system -- An unruly set of people: the struggle for judicial authority -- The establishment of naval government -- A fief of the admiralty: Newfoundland under naval rule -- Using mercy and terror: the patterns of criminal justice -- Enforcing the social order: punishment in a fishing society -- The fall of naval government -- Conclusion
"The Rule of the Admirals sheds light on one of the most misunderstood chapters in Canadian and British colonial history. Drawing on extensive archival research as well as a broad range of secondary sources, Bannister provides a groundbreaking reinterpretation of a critical period in Newfoundland's colonial development."--Jacket
Beschreibung:1 Online-Ressource (xix, [4] p. of plates, 423 p.)
ISBN:1442682280
9780802086136
9780802088437
9781442682283

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