A Translated Selection of Writings from Raynal's Histoire philosophique et politique des établissements des Européens dans les Deux Indes Herausgeber: Jimack, Peter
A Translated Selection of Writings from Raynal's Histoire philosophique et politique des établissements des Européens dans les Deux Indes Herausgeber: Jimack, Peter
First published in 1770 and running to over one million words, Raynal's Histoire des Deux Indes was an immediate bestseller that was to go through numerous editions in various languages. Much of the Histoire's success, and subsequent reputation, was based on its attacks on tyranny, slavery and colonial exploitation. In this current edition, Peter Jimack has chosen a representative selection of passages from all books of the Histoire that shows the breadth and scope of the work.
First published in 1770 and running to over one million words, Raynal's Histoire des Deux Indes was an immediate bestseller that was to go through numerous editions in various languages. Much of the Histoire's success, and subsequent reputation, was based on its attacks on tyranny, slavery and colonial exploitation. In this current edition, Peter Jimack has chosen a representative selection of passages from all books of the Histoire that shows the breadth and scope of the work.Hinweis: Dieser Artikel kann nur an eine deutsche Lieferadresse ausgeliefert werden.
Professor Peter Jimack is Emeritus Professor of French at the University of Stirling, UK, and Professorial Research Fellow at the University of Glasgow, UK.
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Contents: Introduction; Discoveries, wars and conquests of the Portuguese in the East Indies; Settlements, wars, policies and commerce of the Dutch in the East Indies; Settlements, trade and conquests of the English in the East Indies; Voyages, settlements, wars and commerce of the French in the East Indies; Commerce of Denmark, Ostend, Sweden, Prussia, Spain and Russia in the East Indies. Important questions concerning links between Europe and the Indies; The discovery of America. The conquest of Mexico. Spanish settlements in this part of the New World; The Spanish conquest of Peru. Changes in this empire since it acquired new rulers; The Spanish conquest of Chile and Paraguay. Events accompanying and following the invasion. Principles on which Spain organizes its colonies; The Portuguese settle in Brazil. Wars they waged there. Products and wealth of this colony; The European nations become established in the great American archipelago; The Europeans go into Africa to buy men to cultivate the plantations of the West Indies. Conduct of this trade. What is produced by the labour of the slaves; Settlements of the Spanish, the Dutch and the Danes in the American islands; French settlements in the American islands; British settlements in the American islands; French settlements in North America. On what was their hope of prosperity based? What was the result of these projects?; A new order is established in the French colonies of North America. What is the result of these new projects?; The British colonies in the territories of Hudson Bay, Canada, Ãle Saint-Jean, Newfoundland, Nova Scotia, New England, New York and New Jersey; The British colonies founded in Pennsylvania, Maryland, Virginia, Carolina, Georgia and Florida. General reflections on all these settlements; Conclusion; Bibliography; Index.
Contents: Introduction; Discoveries, wars and conquests of the Portuguese in the East Indies; Settlements, wars, policies and commerce of the Dutch in the East Indies; Settlements, trade and conquests of the English in the East Indies; Voyages, settlements, wars and commerce of the French in the East Indies; Commerce of Denmark, Ostend, Sweden, Prussia, Spain and Russia in the East Indies. Important questions concerning links between Europe and the Indies; The discovery of America. The conquest of Mexico. Spanish settlements in this part of the New World; The Spanish conquest of Peru. Changes in this empire since it acquired new rulers; The Spanish conquest of Chile and Paraguay. Events accompanying and following the invasion. Principles on which Spain organizes its colonies; The Portuguese settle in Brazil. Wars they waged there. Products and wealth of this colony; The European nations become established in the great American archipelago; The Europeans go into Africa to buy men to cultivate the plantations of the West Indies. Conduct of this trade. What is produced by the labour of the slaves; Settlements of the Spanish, the Dutch and the Danes in the American islands; French settlements in the American islands; British settlements in the American islands; French settlements in North America. On what was their hope of prosperity based? What was the result of these projects?; A new order is established in the French colonies of North America. What is the result of these new projects?; The British colonies in the territories of Hudson Bay, Canada, Ãle Saint-Jean, Newfoundland, Nova Scotia, New England, New York and New Jersey; The British colonies founded in Pennsylvania, Maryland, Virginia, Carolina, Georgia and Florida. General reflections on all these settlements; Conclusion; Bibliography; Index.
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