{"product_id":"dominion-and-civility-english-imperialism-native-america-and-the-first-american-frontiers-1585-1685-9780801488832","title":"Dominion and Civility: English Imperialism, Native America, and the First American Frontiers, 1585-1685","description":"\u003cp\u003eWas the relationship between English settlers and Native Americans in the New World destined to turn tragic? This book investigates how the newcomers interacted with Algonquian groups in the Chesapeake Bay area and New England, describing the role that original Americans occupied in England's empire during the critical first century of contact. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMichael Leroy Oberg considers the history of Anglo-Indian relations in transatlantic context while viewing the frontier as a zone where neither party had the upper hand. He tells how the English pursued three sets of policies in America--securing profit for their sponsors, making lands safe from both European and native enemies, and civilizing the Indians--and explains why the British settlers found it impossible to achieve all of these goals. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOberg places the history of Anglo-Indian relations in the early Chesapeake and New England in a broad transatlantic context while drawing parallels with subsequent efforts by England as well as its imperial rivals--the French, Dutch, and Spanish--to plant colonies in America. \u003ci\u003eDominion and Civility \u003c\/i\u003epromises to broaden our understanding of the exchange between Europeans and Indians and makes an important contribution to the emerging history of the English Atlantic world.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Michael Leroy Oberg\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Cornell University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/01\/2003\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 256\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.81lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.24h x 6.18w x 0.64d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780801488832\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMichael Leroy Oberg is Assistant Professor of History at the State University of New York, Geneseo.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Cornell University Press","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":40136285421683,"sku":"9.78E+12","price":32.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/products\/img_1a8287c0-2083-4c80-9f75-b13101ee885f.jpg?v=1654262520","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/dominion-and-civility-english-imperialism-native-america-and-the-first-american-frontiers-1585-1685-9780801488832","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}