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- Autorius: William Bennett Munro
- Leidėjas: Double 9 Books
- ISBN-10: 9374836963
- ISBN-13: 9789374836965
- Formatas: 14 x 21.6 x 0.4 cm, minkšti viršeliai
- Kalba: Anglų
The Seigneurs Of Old Canada A Chronicle Of New World Feudalism (el. knyga) (skaityta knyga) | knygos.lt
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The seigneurs of old Canada: A chronicle of new world feudalism examines how a European system of land control and authority was transplanted into a developing colony. The book focuses on how land grants shaped daily life, agriculture, and social order. Instead of highlighting individual figures, the narrative explains how the system operated and how those who held land were expected to guide settlement, support development, and maintain loyalty to the governing power. The seigneurial system offered both opportunity and restriction, providing land and protection while reinforcing hierarchy and dependence. Fields were divided into long narrow strips, symbolizing the controlled organization imposed upon the landscape. Through this structure, the colony tried to balance ambition with practicality, stability with adaptation. The narrative moves beyond the mechanics of land ownership and explores the broader human experience of building a society in an untamed world. It reveals how systems intended to create order can also limit freedom and shape identity for generations.
- Autorius: William Bennett Munro
- Leidėjas: Double 9 Books
- ISBN-10: 9374836963
- ISBN-13: 9789374836965
- Formatas: 14 x 21.6 x 0.4 cm, minkšti viršeliai
- Kalba: Anglų
The seigneurs of old Canada: A chronicle of new world feudalism examines how a European system of land control and authority was transplanted into a developing colony. The book focuses on how land grants shaped daily life, agriculture, and social order. Instead of highlighting individual figures, the narrative explains how the system operated and how those who held land were expected to guide settlement, support development, and maintain loyalty to the governing power. The seigneurial system offered both opportunity and restriction, providing land and protection while reinforcing hierarchy and dependence. Fields were divided into long narrow strips, symbolizing the controlled organization imposed upon the landscape. Through this structure, the colony tried to balance ambition with practicality, stability with adaptation. The narrative moves beyond the mechanics of land ownership and explores the broader human experience of building a society in an untamed world. It reveals how systems intended to create order can also limit freedom and shape identity for generations.
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