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Disputing New France : companies, law, and sovereignty in the French Atlantic, 1598-1663 / Helen Dewar.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Dewar, Helen, author.
- Series:
- McGill-Queen's French Atlantic worlds series ; 7.
- McGill-Queen's French Atlantic worlds series ; 7
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- French--North America--History--17th century.
- French.
- Commercial law--France--History.
- Commercial law.
- France--Colonies--America--History--17th century.
- France.
- France--Colonies--Administration--History--17th century.
- Genre:
- History.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (365 pages)
- Place of Publication:
- Montreal & Kingston ; London ; Chicago : McGill-Queen's University Press, [2022]
- Summary:
- Challenging the traditional narrative of an orderly establishment of law, sovereignty, and authority in the colony, Disputing New France reveals how negotiations and contestations among a range of actors actively shaped empire building, offering readers an intertwined history of French state formation and empire building in New France.
- Contents:
- Royal Commissions and the Culture of Privilege
- Disputing New France
- The Maritime and Territorial Landscapes of New France
- A Crisis of Sovereignty? Commerce, Catholicism, and Subjecthood
- The Consolidation of Maritime Authority and the Compagnie de la Nouvelle-France
- Corporate Governance, Delegation, and Usurpation
- Epilogue: The Struggle to Shape French Imperial Expansion.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- Other Format:
- Print version: Dewar, Helen Disputing New France
- ISBN:
- 9780228009405
- 0228009405
- 9780228009399
- 0228009391
- OCLC:
- 1264670668
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