In a Sea of Empires: Networks and Crossings in the Revolutionary Caribbean

Jeppe Mulich's study explores the interconnected nature of imperial politics and colonial law in the maritime borderlands of the Leeward Islands, emphasizing the border-crossing nature of life in the region and offering a new account of the age of revolutions in the Caribbean.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 216 pages
Publication date: 20 October 2022
Publisher: Cambridge University Press

The Caribbean experienced a tumultuous turn of the nineteenth century, characterized by revolutionary fervor and political upheaval. However, amidst this turmoil, unprecedented opportunities arose. In this groundbreaking and meticulously researched study, Jeppe Mulich delves into the intricate interplay of imperial politics and colonial law in the maritime borderlands of the Leeward Islands. Here, British, Danish, Dutch, French, Spanish, and Swedish colonies engaged in both competition and cooperation, forming complex transnational networks that encompassed trade, slavery, smuggling, privateering, and marronage. By examining these interconnected networks, Mulich offers a fresh perspective on the age of revolutions in the Caribbean, highlighting the border-crossing nature of life in the region. By approaching significant shifts in politics, economy, and law from a bottom-up approach, a new narrative of early nineteenth-century globalization emerges, emphasizing regional integration and the multiplicity of intersecting networks.

The Caribbean region witnessed a tumultuous turn of the nineteenth century, characterized by revolutionary fervor and political upheaval. However, amidst this turmoil, unprecedented opportunities arose.

In this groundbreaking and meticulously researched study, Jeppe Mulich delves into the intricate interplay of imperial politics and colonial law in the maritime borderlands of the Leeward Islands.

Here, British, Danish, Dutch, French, Spanish, and Swedish colonies engaged in both competition and cooperation, forming complex transnational networks that encompassed trade, slavery, smuggling, privateering, and marronage.

By examining these interconnected networks, Mulich offers a fresh perspective on the age of revolutions in the Caribbean, highlighting the border-crossing nature of life in the region.

By approaching significant shifts in politics, economy, and law from a bottom-up approach, a new narrative of early nineteenth-century globalization emerges, emphasizing regional integration and the multiplicity of intersecting networks.

Weight: 322g
ISBN-13: 9781108747479