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Paper sovereigns : Anglo-Native treaties and the law of nations, 1604-1664 / Jeffrey Glover.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Glover, Jeffrey.
- Series:
- EBL-Schweitzer.
- EBL-Schweitzer
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Indians of North America--Treaties--History--17th century.
- Indians of North America.
- Indians of North America--Treaties.
- History.
- Indians of North America--Legal status, laws, etc--History--17th century.
- Indians of North America--Government relations--To 1789.
- Indians of North America--Government relations.
- Ethnic relations.
- International relations.
- Indians of North America--Legal status, laws, etc.
- Great Britain--Foreign relations--1603-1688--Treaties.
- Great Britain.
- United States--Ethnic relations--Political aspects--History--17th century.
- United States.
- United States--Politics and government--To 1775.
- Politics and government.
- Ethnic relations--Political aspects.
- Diplomatic relations.
- Genre:
- Electronic books.
- History.
- Treaties.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (352 pages).
- Edition:
- First edition.
- Other Title:
- Penn Press e-books.
- Place of Publication:
- Philadelphia : University of Pennsylvania Press, [2014]
- Language Note:
- In English.
- System Details:
- text file PDF
- Summary:
- 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.
- Contents:
- 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.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Print version record.
- Other Format:
- Print version: Glover, Jeffrey. Paper sovereigns : Anglo-Native treaties and the law of nations, 1604-1664.
- ISBN:
- 9780812209662
- 0812209664
- OCLC:
- 878130617
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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