Empire by treaty : negotiating European expansion, 1600-1900 / Saliha Belmessous.
Publisher: New York : Oxford University Press, 2014Description: 1 online resource : illustrations (black and white), maps (black and white).Content type: text | still image | cartographic image Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9780190213213 (ebook) :.Subject(s): Colonies -- Law and legislation | Europe -- Foreign relations -- Treaties | Treaty-making power -- Europe -- History | Europe -- Territorial expansion | Europe -- Colonies | Indigenous peoples -- Claims -- HistoryAdditional Physical Form: Print version : 9780199391783DDC classification: 341.28 Online resources: Oxford scholarship online Summary: 'Empire by Treaty: Negotiating European Expansion, 1600-1900' includes indigenous voices in the debate over European appropriation of overseas territories. It is concerned with European efforts to negotiate with indigenous peoples the cession of their sovereignty through treaties.Item type | Current library | Class number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode | |
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
'Empire by Treaty: Negotiating European Expansion, 1600-1900' includes indigenous voices in the debate over European appropriation of overseas territories. It is concerned with European efforts to negotiate with indigenous peoples the cession of their sovereignty through treaties.
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