Creolization and contraband : Curaçao in the early modern Atlantic world /

Creolization and contraband : Curaçao in the early modern Atlantic world / Linda M. Rupert.

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"When Curaçao came under Dutch control in 1634, the small island off South America's northern coast was isolated and sleepy. The introduction of increased trade (both legal and illegal) led to a dramatic transformation, and Curaçao emerged as a major hub within Caribbean and wider Atlantic...

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Online Access: Full Text (via ProQuest)
Main Author: Rupert, Linda Marguerite (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Athens : University of Georgia Press, ©2012.
Series:Early American places.
Subjects:
Creoles > Curaçao > History.
Enslaved persons > Curaçao > History.
Sephardim > Curaçao > History.
Intercultural communication > Curaçao > History.
Papiamentu language > Curaçao > History.
Smuggling > Curaçao > History.
Commerce.
Creoles.
Intercultural communication.
Papiamentu language.
Sephardim.
Enslaved persons.
Smuggling.
Social conditions
Curaçao > History > 17th century.
Curaçao > History > 18th century.
Curaçao > Commerce > History.
Curaçao > Social conditions.
Curaçao.
History.
Table of Contents:
  • Part 1. Emergence of an Entrepôt
  • Converging Currents
  • Atlantic Diasporas
  • "Cruising to the Most Advantageous Places"
  • Part 2. Socio-Cultural Interactions in a Maritime Trade Economy
  • A Caribbean Port City
  • Curaçao and Tierra Firme
  • Language and Creolization
  • Conclusions.

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