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Land, Settlement, and Politics on Eighteenth-Century Prince Edward Island
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Land, Settlement, and Politics on Eighteenth-Century Prince Edward Island Hardcover - 1987

by Bumsted


From the publisher

In contrast to most previous works on the subject, this is not a local or regional history, but a book in colonial and/or imperial history which focuses on Prince Edward Island. This broader perspective allows Bumsted to show, for example, that the decision to distribute land to proprietors was a comprehensible and even liberal move by British government in the context of the imperial expansion of the 1760s. Bumsted demonstrates that the external influence of the American Revolution is more important than had been thought, both in isolating the island from Britain and, through the handling of Loyalist immigrants, in exacerbating the conflicts over land ownership. Previously, Prince Edward Island's crucial formative period from 1763 to the end of the eighteenth century has not received sufficient attention, while the proprietorial system has received too much attention without sufficient critical analysis. Land, Settlement, and Politics on Eighteenth-Century Prince Edward isalnd redresses the balance.

Details

  • Title Land, Settlement, and Politics on Eighteenth-Century Prince Edward Island
  • Author Bumsted
  • Binding Hardcover
  • Edition First edition
  • Pages 256
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Carleton University Press, Kingston and Montreal
  • Date 1987-06
  • ISBN 9780773505667 / 0773505660
  • Weight 1.17 lbs (0.53 kg)
  • Dimensions 9 x 6 x 0.75 in (22.86 x 15.24 x 1.91 cm)
  • Library of Congress subjects Prince Edward Island - History, Land tenure - Prince Edward Island - History
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 87673902
  • Dewey Decimal Code 971.701