From outpost to outport :: a structural analysis of the Jersey-Gaspé cod fishery, 1767-1886 /

Using the extensive papers of the firm Charles Robin and Company of Jersey and Paspebiac, and the records of the Jersey mercantile establishment, Rosemary Ommer presents a detailed case study of commodity trade, uncovering the development, function, and strengths and weaknesses of all aspects of the...

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1. Verfasser: Ommer, Rosemary E.
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Montreal [Que.] : McGill-Queen's University Press, 1991.
Schriftenreihe:CEL - Canadian Publishers Collection.
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Zusammenfassung:Using the extensive papers of the firm Charles Robin and Company of Jersey and Paspebiac, and the records of the Jersey mercantile establishment, Rosemary Ommer presents a detailed case study of commodity trade, uncovering the development, function, and strengths and weaknesses of all aspects of the fishery. Her analysis clearly reveals a functional three-point trading system: production in Gaspé, management in Jersey, and markets in the Mediterranean, the West Indies, and Brazil. Employing a new set of methodologies developed for this study, Ommer is able to escape the myopic perspective of works which assume that staple-based development comprises only "good" and "bad" staples that inevitably lead to development and underdevelopment respectively. She has instead produced a rich and complex analysis which broadens our understanding of colonial staple development and commodity trade and introduces new insights on regional development.
Beschreibung:1 online resource (xv, 245 pages) : illustrations
Bibliographie:Includes bibliographical references (pages 233-241) and index.
ISBN:9780773562271
0773562273
1282851500
9781282851504
9786612851506
6612851503