Labour, Environment and Empire in the South Atlantic (1780-1860)

The South Atlantic Ocean and its islands (Saint Helena, Tristan da Cunha, Ascension) were a periphery of the British Empire. Nevertheless this region faced a dramatic transformation during the Global Age of Revolutions (1780-1830) and moved from being a transition zone between Europe and Asia into a proper maritime system. The great global issues of labour (slavery, indentured labour, white emigration), environment (environmental imperialism and imperial environmentalism) and Empire (colonial government, authority and freedom) evolved in the micro-histories of the South Atlantic islands in a very peculiar way, making them precious case-studies to assess wider themes in a new perspective.

Grantor dc:publisher

Università degli studi di Trento

Year dc:date

2016

Author dc:creator

• Pessina, Mattia

Contributors dc:contributor

• Lorenzini, Sara
• Dai Prà, Elena

• Settore SPS/13 - Storia e Istituzioni Dell'Africa
• Settore M-STO/02 - Storia Moderna
• Settore SPS/14 - Storia e Istituzioni Dell'Asia
• Settore SPS/06 - Storia delle Relazioni Internazionali

Statement dc:rights

• info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
• license:Tutti i diritti riservati (All rights reserved)

Language dc:language

eng

Identifier

http://dx.doi.org/10.15168/11572_368478
10.15168/11572_368478

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oai:iris.unitn.it:11572/368478