Islanders and Empire - Smuggling and Political Defiance in Hispaniola, 1580-1690

Informationen zum Autor Juan José Ponce Vázquez is an Assistant Professor of History at the University of Alabama. Klappentext A pioneering examination of the role smuggling played in the transformation of Spanish Caribbean society and culture in the seventeenth century. Inhaltsverzeichnis List of Figures and Tables; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1. Colonial Origins: Hispaniola in the Sixteenth Century; 2. Smuggling, Sin, and Survival, 1580-1600; 3. Repressing Smugglers: The Depopulations of Hispaniola, 1604-06; 4. Tools of Colonial Power: Officeholders, Violence, and Enslaved African Exploitation in Santo Domingo's Cabildo; 5. 'Prime Mover of All Machinations': Rodrigo Pimentel, Smuggling, and the Artifice of Power; 6. Neighbors, Rivals, and Partners: Non-Spaniards and the Rise of Saint-Domingue; Conclusion; Glossary of Spanish Terms; Bibliography; Index

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• Authors: Ponce-Vazquez 9781108477659 Ponce-Vazquez, Juan Jose (University of Alabama Ponce Vazquez, Juan José Ponce Vázquez, 9781108477659 Ponce-Vazquez, 9781108477659 (University of Alabam Ponce-Vazquez, Ponce-Vázquez
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.10.2020
• EAN: 9781108477659
• ISBN: 978-1-108-47765-9
• No. of pages: 320
• Series: Cambridge Latin American Studies; Cambridge Latin American Studi
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; Ethnic Studies, HISTORY / Americas (North, Central, South, West Indies), POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Process / Political Advocacy, Political activism, History of the Americas, Political activism / Political engagement, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Cultural & Ethnic Studies / General