The memoir of lieutenant Dumont, 1715-1747 : a sojourner in the French Atlantic / / Jean-François-Benjamin Dumont de Montigny ; translated by Gordon M. Sayre ; edited by Gordon M. Sayre and Carla Zecher

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910464760403321
• Autore: Dumont de Montigny
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Chapel Hill, [North Carolina] : , : The University of North Carolina Press, , 2012; ©2012
• ISBN: 1-4696-0865-0; 1-4696-0866-9
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (478 p.)
• Collana: Published for the Omohundro Institute of Early American History and Culture, Williamsburg, Virginia
• Disciplina: 973.2
• Soggetti: French - North America - History; Electronic books.; France Colonies America History; North America History Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Includes index.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Cover; Contents; Acknowledgments; List of Illustrations; Abbreviations and Short Titles; Introduction; Chronology of the Life of Dumont and Events in His Memoir; The Dumont Family; Editorial Methods and Description of the Dumont de Montigny Manuscript Memoir; Translator's Note; THE MEMOIR; Dedicatory Epistle; Chapter 1. Voyage to Quebec; Return to La Rochelle: 1714-1719; Chapter 2. Voyage to Louisiana; Return to Lorient: May 1719-March 1721; Chapter 3. Second Voyage to Louisiana; Settlement of the Colony: March 1721-Sept. 1722; Chapter 4. Quarrels in New Orleans; Battles at Natchez: Oct. 1722-Aug. 1724Chapter 5. Pascagoula; Natchez: Aug. 1724-Sept. 1729; Chapter 6. The Natchez Revolt: Autumn 1728-Summer 1735; Chapter 7. Life in New Orleans; The First Chickasaw War: Sept. 1732-June 1737; Chapter 8. Return to France; The Second Chickasaw War: June 1737-Sept. 1746; Chapter 9. The English Attack Brittany: Sept.-Oct. 1746; Chapter 10. Financial ; Difficulties; Imprisonment: 1746-1747; Chapter 11. Ethnography; Chapter 12. Natural History and the Story of Juchereau de Saint Denis; Appendix 1. Title; Appendix 2. Preface; Appendix 3. List of the Names of Nations Known to the Author That Are Found in the Island of North AmericaAppendix 4. Table; A Biographical Dictionary of the Persons Named in Dumont's Manuscript Memoir; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y
• Sommario/riassunto: In 1719, Jean-François-Benjamin Dumont de Montigny set sail for Louisiana with a commission as a lieutenant after a year in Quebec. His adventures over the next 18 years, as recorded in his 1747 memoir, underscore the complexity of the expanding French Atlantic world, offering a singular perspective on early colonialism in Louisiana. His life story also provides detailed descriptions and illustrations of the peoples and environment of the lower Mississippi valley. Dumont emerges here as an important colonial voice and brings the French vividly to life.

The geography of ethnic violence [[electronic resource] ] : identity, interests, and the indivisibility of territory / / Monica Duffy Toft

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910781064903321
• Autore: Toft Monica Duffy <1965->
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Princeton. N.J., : Princeton University Press, 2006
• ISBN: 1-282-53168-9; 9786612531682; 1-4008-3574-7
• Edizione: [Course Book]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (241 p.)
• Disciplina: 303.6
• Soggetti: Ethnic conflict - Former Soviet republics; Partition, Territorial; Political violence; Former Soviet republics Ethnic relations Case studies
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliography (p. [203]-218) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Frontmatter -- Contents -- Illustrations -- Preface -- 1. The Forgotten Meaning of Territory -- 2. Indivisible Territory and Ethnic War -- 3. Territory and Violence: A Statistical Assessment -- 4. Russia and Tatarstan -- 5. Russia and Chechnya -- 6. Georgia and Abkhazia -- 7. Georgia and Ajaria -- 8. Conclusion -- Appendix Tables -- Notes -- References -- Index
• Sommario/riassunto: The Geography of Ethnic Violence is the first among numerous distinguished books on ethnic violence to clarify the vital role of territory in explaining such conflict. Monica Toft introduces and tests a theory of ethnic violence, one that provides a compelling general explanation of not only most ethnic violence, civil wars, and terrorism but many interstate wars as well. This understanding can foster new policy initiatives with real potential to make ethnic violence either less likely or less destructive. It can also guide policymakers to solutions that endure. The book offers a distinctively powerful synthesis of comparative politics and international relations theories, as well as a striking blend of statistical and historical case study methodologies. By skillfully combining a statistical analysis of a large number of ethnic conflicts with a focused comparison of historical cases of ethnic violence and nonviolence--including four major conflicts in the former Soviet Union--it achieves a rare balance of general applicability and deep insight. Toft concludes that only by understanding how legitimacy and power interact can we hope to learn why some ethnic conflicts turn violent while others do not. Concentrated groups defending a self-defined homeland often fight to the death, while dispersed or urbanized groups almost never risk violence to redress their grievances. Clearly written and rigorously documented, this book represents a major contribution to an ongoing debate that spans a range of disciplines including international relations, comparative politics, sociology, and history.