Title Subjects and sovereign : bonds of belonging in the eighteenth-century British empire / Hannah Weiss Muller

Published New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2017]

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Description 1 online resource (xii, 329 pages) : illustrations, maps Contents Cover; Subjects and Sovereign; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction: Of Subjects and Sovereigns; 1. The Laws of Subjecthood; 2. The Free-​born Subject's Inheritance; 3. Real and Pretended Subjects: Mediating Subjecthood in the Mediterranean; 4. His Britannick Majesty's New Subjects: The Rights of Subjects in Grenada and Quebec; 5. The Promises and Perils of Subjecthood and Jurisdiction: Calcutta; Conclusion; Notes; Bibliography; Index Summary Subjects and Sovereigns reexamines the traditional bond between subject and sovereign and argues that this relationship endured as a powerful site for claims-making in the eighteenth-century British Empire Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index Notes Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on October 23, 2020) Subject Citizenship -- Great Britain -- History -- 18th century Law -- Great Britain -- Colonies -- History -- 18th century Allegiance -- Great Britain -- History -- 18th century Monarchy -- Great Britain -- History -- 18th century POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Political Freedom & Security -- Civil Rights. POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Political Freedom & Security -- Human Rights. Law -- British colonies Allegiance Citizenship Monarchy Politics and government SUBJECT Great Britain -- Politics and government -- 18th century. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85056900 Subject Great Britain Genre/Form History Form Electronic book LC no. 2017011154 ISBN 9780190465827 0190465824 9780190465810 0190465816 9780190465841 0190465840

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