Disputing New France Companies, Law, and Sovereignty in the French Atlantic, 1598-1663 |
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| Author:
| Dewar, Helen |
| Series title: | McGill-Queen's French Atlantic Worlds Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-2280-0821-7 |
| Publication Date: | Jan 2022 |
| Publisher: | McGill-Queen's University Press
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $39.95 |
Book Description:
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Challenging the traditional narrative of an orderly establishment of law, sovereignty, and authority in the colony, Disputing New France reveals how negotiations and contestations among a range of actors actively shaped empire building, offering readers an intertwined history of French state formation and empire building in New France.
Challenging the traditional narrative of an orderly establishment of law, sovereignty, and authority in the colony, Disputing New France reveals how negotiations and contestations among a range of actors actively shaped empire building, offering readers an intertwined history of French state formation and empire building in New France.