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A survey of royal government in the Portuguese, Spanish, English and French seaborne empires in Africa, the Americas and Asia. Essays focus on four facets of such government: political, judicial, fiscal and military administration. Essays may be consulted for an overview of any single empire, or for a comparative dimension to any single aspect. Attention is given to the role of non-Europeans in crown government. The introduction provides an overview of metropolitan agencies for overseas government and of crown agencies in the colonies, redresses imbalances in the historiography and provides an exhaustive bibliography. The text is intended as a starting point for scholars seeking a global perspective on the "first" European empires and a teaching tool.
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Part 1 Portuguese empire: the Lisbon slave house and African trade, 1486-1521, John L. Vogt
the Estado da India in Southeast Asia - administration, law and international relations, John Villiers
the Indian directorate - forced acculturation in Portuguese America, 1757-1799, Colin MacLachlan
indigenous dominance in a colonial economy - the Goa Rendas, 1600-1670, M.N. Pearson
trade in the Indian Ocean and the Portuguese system of cartazes, K.S. Mathew
fiscal policy and royal sovereignty in Minas Gerais - the capitation tax of 1735, Robert Allan White
the reorganization of the Royal Fisc, Dauril Alden
the military and society in Bahia, 1800-1821, F.W.O. Morton
Spanish empire - the Council of the Indies in the late 18th century - a new perspective, Mark A. Burkholder
the institutional framework of colonial Spanish America, John Lynch
the indentant system in Spanish America, Lillian Estelle Fisher
la real audiencia de Buenos Aires y la administracion de justicia en lo criminal en el interior del virreinato, Jose M. Mariluz Urquijo
organizacion y funcionamiento en las cajas reales de Guayaquil en la segunda metad del siglo XVIII, Maria Luisa Laviana Cuetos
the reorganization of the army of New Spain, 1763-1766, Lyle N. McAlister
the changing racial and administrative structure of the Peruvian military under the later Bourbons, Leon G. Campbell. Part 2 French empire: la direction de la nouvelle-France par le ministere de la marine, Robert La Roque de Roquebrune
colonial trade policies late in the reign of Louis XIV, Thomas J. Schaeper
the administration of New France, Andre Vachon
the office of Intendant in New France - a study in French colonial policy, W.B. Munro
the Elective Council of Quebec of 1657, Gustave Lanctot
representative assemblies in New France, Allana G. Reid
the functions of the Council, Raymond Du Bois Cahall
from law court to local government - metamorphosis of the Superior Council of French Louisiana, Jerry A. Micelle
government and private interests in New France, J.F. Bosher
military organization in New France, W.J. Eccles
les troupes des colonies, Pierre Pluchon. Part 3 British empire: the 17th- and 18th-century Privy Council in its relations with the colonies, High E. Egerton
the Board of Trade and London-American interest groups in the 18th century, Alison G. Olson
His Majesty's Council, Leonard Woods Labaree
the role of the lower houses of assembly in 18th-century politics, Jack P. Greene
the procedure of the Virginia House of Burgesses, S.M. Pargellis
the governor, the Council and Assembly in Bermuda during the first half of the 18th century, Henry Wilkinson
the general assembly of the Leeward Islands, C.S.S. Higham
financial administration in Barbados, Frederick G. Spurdle
the courts in the American colonies, Erwin C. Surrency
indirect rule in the British empire - the foundations of the residency system in India, 1764-1858, Michael H. Fisher.
