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Autore |
Pestana Carla Gardina |
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Titolo |
The English Atlantic in an age of revolution, 1640-1661 [[electronic resource] /] / Carla Gardina Pestana |
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Cambridge, Mass. ; ; London, : Harvard University Press, 2007 |
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ISBN |
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0-674-26644-7 |
0-674-04207-7 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (384 p. ) : ill., map |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Plantation life - Atlantic Ocean Region - History - 17th century |
Plantation life - America - History - 17th century |
British - Atlantic Ocean Region - History - 17th century |
Great Britain Colonies America History 17th century |
Great Britain Colonies Administration History 17th century |
America History To 1810 |
Great Britain History Puritan Revolution, 1642-1660 Influence |
Great Britain History Puritan Revolution, 1642-1660 |
Atlantic Ocean Region Politics and government |
Atlantic Ocean Region History |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Includes index. |
Originally published: 2004. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Frontmatter -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Notes on Dating and Editorial Method -- Map: The English Atlantic, 1640–1661 -- Introduction: Revolution and the English Atlantic -- Prologue: The English Atlantic in 1640 -- 1. The Challenge of Civil War -- 2. Puritan Ascendancy and Religious Polarization -- 3. Regicide and Royalist Rebellions -- 4. Religious Politics of a “Puritan Revolution -- 5. Free Trade and Freeborn English Men -- 6. Lost Liberty and Laboring People in the Atlantic World -- Epilogue: The English Atlantic and the Limits of Restoration -- Appendix 1. Population Figures, 1640 -- Appendix 2. London Pamphlets about New England, 1641–1649 -- Notes -- Index |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Between 1640 and 1660, England, Scotland and Ireland faced civil war, |
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invasion, religious radicalism, parliamentary rule and the restoration of the monarchy. This text offers a sweeping history that systematically connects these events and the development of the infant plantations from Newfoundland to Surinam. |
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