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Autore |
Bannister Jerry <1968-> |
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Titolo |
The rule of the admirals : law, custom, and naval government in Newfoundland, 1699-1832 / / Jerry Bannister |
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Toronto, [Ontario] ; ; Buffalo, [New York] ; ; London, [England] : , : University of Toronto Press, , 2003 |
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©2003 |
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ISBN |
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1-281-99226-7 |
9786611992262 |
1-4426-8228-0 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (452 p.) |
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Collana |
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Osgoode Society for Canadian Legal History |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Law - Newfoundland and Labrador - History |
Naval law - Newfoundland and Labrador - History |
Justice, Administration of - Newfoundland and Labrador - History |
Naval history |
History |
Electronic books. |
Newfoundland and Labrador Politics and government |
Canada History, Naval |
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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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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Introduction -- The fishing admirals system -- An unruly set of people: the struggle for judicial authority -- The establishment of naval government -- A fief of the admiralty: Newfoundland under naval rule -- Using mercy and terror: the patterns of criminal justice -- Enforcing the social order: punishment in a fishing society -- The fall of naval government -- Conclusion. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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"The Rule of the Admirals sheds light on one of the most misunderstood chapters in Canadian and British colonial history. Drawing on extensive archival research as well as a broad range of secondary sources, Bannister provides a groundbreaking reinterpretation of a critical period in Newfoundland's colonial |
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