03405nam 2200829 450 991078052860332120231206233211.01-281-99226-797866119922621-4426-8228-010.3138/9781442682283(CKB)2430000000001916(EBL)3255072(OCoLC)923070024(SSID)ssj0000308729(PQKBManifestationID)11239674(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000308729(PQKBWorkID)10258290(PQKB)11410135(CaBNvSL)thg00601009 (DE-B1597)479108(OCoLC)987949504(DE-B1597)9781442682283(Au-PeEL)EBL4672154(CaPaEBR)ebr11257834(OCoLC)958562728(VaAlCD)20.500.12592/s2dj7k(schport)gibson_crkn/2009-12-01/6/418457(MiAaPQ)EBC4672154(OCoLC)815761107(MdBmJHUP)musev2_105429(MiAaPQ)EBC3255072(EXLCZ)99243000000000191620160914h20032003 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrThe rule of the admirals law, custom, and naval government in Newfoundland, 1699-1832 /Jerry BannisterToronto, [Ontario] ;Buffalo, [New York] ;London, [England] :University of Toronto Press,2003.©20031 online resource (452 p.)Osgoode Society for Canadian Legal HistoryDescription based upon print version of record.0-8020-8613-6 0-8020-8843-0 Includes bibliographical references and index.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."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 development."--Jacket.Osgoode Society for Canadian Legal History series.LawNewfoundland and LabradorHistoryNaval lawNewfoundland and LabradorHistoryJustice, Administration ofNewfoundland and LabradorHistoryNewfoundland and LabradorPolitics and governmentCanadaHistory, NavalNaval history.History.Electronic books. LawHistory.Naval lawHistory.Justice, Administration ofHistory.347.718Bannister Jerry1968-623645Osgoode Society for Canadian Legal History.MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910780528603321The rule of the admirals3764114UNINA