The English Atlantic in an Age of Revolution, 1640-1661 /
Pestana, Carla Gardina
The English Atlantic in an Age of Revolution, 1640-1661 / Carla Gardina Pestana. - 1 online resource (356 p.)
restricted access http://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_16ec
Between 1640 and 1660, England, Scotland, and Ireland faced civil war, invasion, religious radicalism, parliamentary rule, and the restoration of the monarchy. Carla Gardina Pestana offers a sweeping history that systematically connects these cataclysmic events and the development of the infant plantations from Newfoundland to Surinam. By 1660, the English Atlantic emerged as religiously polarized, economically interconnected, socially exploitative, and ideologically anxious about its liberties. War increased both the proportion of unfree laborers and ethnic diversity in the settlements. Neglected by London, the colonies quickly developed trade networks, especially from seafaring New England, and entered the slave trade. Barbadian planters in particular moved decisively toward slavery as their premier labor system, leading the way toward its adoption elsewhere. When by the 1650s the governing authorities tried to impose their vision of an integrated empire, the colonists claimed the rights of "freeborn English men," making a bid for liberties that had enormous implications for the rise in both involuntary servitude and slavery. Changes at home politicized religion in the Atlantic world and introduced witchcraft prosecutions. Pestana presents a compelling case for rethinking our assumptions about empire and colonialism and offers an invaluable look at the creation of the English Atlantic world.
Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
In English.
9780674042070
10.4159/9780674042070 doi
Britanniques--Histoire--17e siècle--Atlantique, Région de l'.
British--History--17th century--Atlantic Ocean Region.
British--History--Atlantic Ocean Region.--17th century
Plantation life--History--17th century--America.
Plantation life--History--17th century--Atlantic Ocean Region.
Plantation life--History--America.--17th century
Plantation life--History--Atlantic Ocean Region.--17th century
Vie dans les plantations--Histoire--17e siècle--Amérique.
Vie dans les plantations--Histoire--17e siècle--Atlantique, Région de l'.
HISTORY / United States / Colonial Period (1600-1775).
E18.82 ǂb P47 2007eb
973.2
The English Atlantic in an Age of Revolution, 1640-1661 / Carla Gardina Pestana. - 1 online resource (356 p.)
restricted access http://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_16ec
Between 1640 and 1660, England, Scotland, and Ireland faced civil war, invasion, religious radicalism, parliamentary rule, and the restoration of the monarchy. Carla Gardina Pestana offers a sweeping history that systematically connects these cataclysmic events and the development of the infant plantations from Newfoundland to Surinam. By 1660, the English Atlantic emerged as religiously polarized, economically interconnected, socially exploitative, and ideologically anxious about its liberties. War increased both the proportion of unfree laborers and ethnic diversity in the settlements. Neglected by London, the colonies quickly developed trade networks, especially from seafaring New England, and entered the slave trade. Barbadian planters in particular moved decisively toward slavery as their premier labor system, leading the way toward its adoption elsewhere. When by the 1650s the governing authorities tried to impose their vision of an integrated empire, the colonists claimed the rights of "freeborn English men," making a bid for liberties that had enormous implications for the rise in both involuntary servitude and slavery. Changes at home politicized religion in the Atlantic world and introduced witchcraft prosecutions. Pestana presents a compelling case for rethinking our assumptions about empire and colonialism and offers an invaluable look at the creation of the English Atlantic world.
Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
In English.
9780674042070
10.4159/9780674042070 doi
Britanniques--Histoire--17e siècle--Atlantique, Région de l'.
British--History--17th century--Atlantic Ocean Region.
British--History--Atlantic Ocean Region.--17th century
Plantation life--History--17th century--America.
Plantation life--History--17th century--Atlantic Ocean Region.
Plantation life--History--America.--17th century
Plantation life--History--Atlantic Ocean Region.--17th century
Vie dans les plantations--Histoire--17e siècle--Amérique.
Vie dans les plantations--Histoire--17e siècle--Atlantique, Région de l'.
HISTORY / United States / Colonial Period (1600-1775).
E18.82 ǂb P47 2007eb
973.2