The rule of the admirals : law, custom, and naval government in Newfoundland, 1699-1832 / / Jerry Bannister

• Autore: Bannister Jerry <1968->
• Pubblicazione: Toronto, [Ontario] ; ; Buffalo, [New York] ; ; London, [England] : , : University of Toronto Press, , 2003; ©2003
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (452 p.)
• Disciplina: 347.718
• Soggetto topico: Law - Newfoundland and Labrador - History; Naval law - Newfoundland and Labrador - History; Justice, Administration of - Newfoundland and Labrador - History
• Soggetto geografico: Newfoundland and Labrador Politics and government; Canada History, Naval
• Soggetto genere / forma: Naval history; History; Electronic books.
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: 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.
• Sommario/riassunto: "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.
• Titolo autorizzato: The rule of the admirals
• ISBN: 1-281-99226-7; 9786611992262; 1-4426-8228-0
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910780528603321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Osgoode Society for Canadian Legal History series.