A Silver River in a Silver World: Dutch Trade in the Rio de la Plata, 1648-1678

ISBN-13: 9781108417495 / Angielski / Twarda / 2020 / 238 str.

David Freeman

Opis

Illuminates Dutch participation in Latin-American colonial trade while revising the standard historical argument of illegal 'contraband' trading and 'corrupt' officials.

Recenzje

'… his excellent archival work and the use of multilingual sources, David Freeman reveals an internal contradiction to his overall picture in this regard.' Gilberto Guerra Pedrosa, Rechtsgeschichte - Legal History

Spis treści

Introduction; 1. The silver world; 2. The silver river; 3. Golden connections: governors, networks, and contracts; 4. Dutch ships and Dutch men on the Río de la Plata; 5. Conflicting ownership; 6. Silver tongues; 7. Silver politics on the estuary; 8. The Silver River runs dry.