From outpost to outport : a structural analysis of the Jersey-Gaspe cod fishery, 1767-1886 / Rosemary E. Ommer.
From outpost to outport : a structural analysis of the Jersey-Gaspe cod fishery, 1767-1886 / Rosemary E. Ommer.
By
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Ommer, Rosemary E.
Publication Date
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1991
Publication Information
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Montreal, Que. : McGill-Queen's University Press,
Physical Description
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xv, 245 p. : ill.
Subject Term
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Fish trade -- Quebec (Province) -- Gaspe -- History.
Fish trade -- Channel Islands -- Jersey -- History.
Cod fisheries -- Economic aspects -- Quebec (Province) -- Gaspe.
Geographic Term
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Gaspé (Québec) -- Commerce -- Channel Islands -- Jersey -- History.
Jersey (Channel Islands) -- Commerce -- (Quebec (Province) -- Gaspe -- History.
Bibliography Note
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Bibliography: p. [233]-241.
Summary
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Using the extensive papers of the firm Charles Robin and Company of Jersey and Paspebiac, and the records of the Jersey mercantile establishment, Rosemary Ommer presents a detailed case study of commodity trade, uncovering the development, function, and strengths and weaknesses of all aspects of the fishery. Her analysis clearly reveals a functional three-point trading system: production in GaspÔe, management in Jersey, and markets in the Mediterranean, the West Indies, and Brazil. Employing a new set of methodologies developed for this study, Ommer is able to escape the myopic perspective of works which assume that staple-based development comprises only "good" and "bad" staples that inevitably lead to development and underdevelopment respectively. She has instead produced a rich and complex analysis which broadens our understanding of colonial staple development and commodity trade and introduces new insights on regional development.
Language
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English
ISBN
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9780773507302
General Note
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Includes index.
Library | Collection | Collection | Call Number | Status |
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Corner Brook (WCB) | Adult NFic NL | Adult Non-Fiction NL | 338.372 OM5 | Checked In |
St. John's - A.C. Hunter (SJH) | Adult NFic NL Ref - Vault | Adult Non-Fiction NL Reference - Vault | 338.372 OM5 | NonCirculating |