The rule of the admirals : law, custom, and naval government in Newfoundland, 1699-1832 / Jerry Bannister.
2003
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The rule of the admirals : law, custom, and naval government in Newfoundland, 1699-1832 / Jerry Bannister.
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Toronto ; Buffalo : Published for the Osgoode Society for Canadian Legal History by University of Toronto Press, [2003]
Copyright
©2003
Description
xix, 423 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
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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.
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.
Summary
"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
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 389-397) and index.
Call Number
KEN1365 .B36 2003
Language
English
ISBN
0802088430 (cloth ; alkaline paper)
9780802088437 (cloth ; alkaline paper)
0802086136 (paperback ; alkaline paper)
9780802086136 (paperback ; alkaline paper)
9780802088437 (cloth ; alkaline paper)
0802086136 (paperback ; alkaline paper)
9780802086136 (paperback ; alkaline paper)
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