The great land rush and the making of the modern world, 1650-1900
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- ISBN: 077353153X
- ISBN: 9780773531536
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Physical Description:
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x, 497 p. : ill., maps, ports. ; 23 cm. - Edition: 1st pbk. ed.
- Publisher: Montréal, [Que.] : McGill-Queen's University Press, 2006, c2003.
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Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
Formatted Contents Note: | Introduction: Arranging New Worlds -- Part 1. Scanning the Horizon -- 1. Concepts: Empires and Perspectives on Land -- 2. Property Rights: Origins, Organization, and Rationales -- 3. Parameters: Places, Shapes, Scale, and Velocity -- Part 2. Appetite for Land -- 4. Acquisition: Uprooting Native Title -- 5. Allocation by Rank: Landed Estates and Citizen Speculators -- 6. Allocation by Market: The Geometry and Ledgers of Assurance -- 7. Allocation by Initiative: Landhunters, Squatters, Grazers -- Part 3. Reapportioning the Pieces -- 8. Reallocation: Breaking Up Big Estates and Squeezing Margins -- Epilogue: The Modern World Surveyed. |
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Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Circulation Modifier | Holdable? | Status | Due Date | Courses |
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Lansdowne Library | JV 105 W43 2006 (Text) | 26040002915334 | Main Collection | Volume hold | Available | - |