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Borderless Empire This page intentionally left blank Early American Places is a collaborative project of the University of Georgia Press, New York University Press, Northern Illinois University Press, and the University of Nebraska Press. The series is supported by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. For more information, please visit www.earlyamericanplaces.org. Advisory Board Vincent Brown, Duke University Andrew Cayton, Miami University Cornelia Hughes Dayton, University of Connecticut Nicole Eustace, New York University Amy S. Greenberg, Pennsylvania State University Ramón A. Gutiérrez, University of Chicago Peter Charles Hoffer, University of Georgia Karen Ordahl Kupperman, New York University Joshua Piker, College of William & Mary Mark M. Smith, University of South Carolina Rosemarie Zagarri, George Mason University This page intentionally left blank Borderless Empire Dutch Guiana in the Atlantic World, 1750–1800 Bram Hoonhout The University of Georgia Press Athens © 2020 by the University of Georgia Press Athens, Georgia 30602 www.ugapress.org All rights reserved Most University of Georgia Press titles are available from popular e-book vendors. Printed digitally Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Names: Hoonhout, Bram, author. Title: Borderless empire : Dutch Guiana in the Atlantic world, 1750–1800 / Bram Hoonhout. Other titles: West Indian web Description: Athens : University of Georgia Press, [2020] | Series: Early American places | Revision of author’s thesis (doctoral)—European University Institute, 2017, titled The West Indian web : improvising colonial survival in Essequibo and Demerara, 1750– 1800. | Includes bibliographical references and index. Identifiers: LCCN 2019010723 | ISBN 9780820356082 (hardcover : alk. paper) | ISBN 9780820356075 (ebk.) Subjects: LCSH: Essequibo—History. | Demerara—History. | Netherlands—Colonies— America—History. | Netherlands—Colonies—History—17th century. Classification: LCC F2351 .H66 2020 | DDC 988.1/2—dc23 LC record available at https:// lccn.loc.gov/2019010723 For my parents This page intentionally left blank Contents List of Maps, Tables, and Figures xi List of Abbreviations xiii Acknowledgments xv Introduction: Borderless Societies 1 1 The Borderland 19 2 Political Conflicts 43 3 Rebels and Runaways 74 4 The Centrality of Smuggling 111 5 The Web of Debt 136 6 Borderless Businessmen 162 Conclusion: The Shape of Empire 189 Appendix 1 193 Appendix 2 195 Notes 197 Bibliography 245 Index 267
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