Journal article
Politics of the Hinterland Taxing Fowl in and beyond the Ports of Terceira Island, 1550-1600
Early American studies, v 15(4), pp 740-768
01 Sep 2017
Abstract
In standard treatments of the political economy of port cities, ports are seen to play key roles as centers of mediation between hinterlands and the maritime sphere. This article lends nuance to this framework through a case study of Terceira Island in the Azores and the ways in which merchants, city officials, and Catholic confraternity members in the latter sixteenth century attempted to regulate the harvesting and commerce of birds across the rural districts and urban marketplaces of the island. By seeking to implement complex tax arrangements through lengthy negotiations, provisional accords, and outright conflict, individuals claiming the right to oversee the procurement and trade of wild and domesticated fowl engaged in a palpable politics of the hinterland. I argue that struggles over the types of birds that could be found, exchanged, and consumed throughout Terceira responded to the social, political, and ecological dynamism of the hinterlands in ways that were not always connected to developments in the ports but were sometimes nevertheless enmeshed in broader Atlantic transformations.
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- Title
- Politics of the Hinterland Taxing Fowl in and beyond the Ports of Terceira Island, 1550-1600
- Creators
- Gabriel De Avilez Rocha - Drexel University
- Publication Details
- Early American studies, v 15(4), pp 740-768
- Publisher
- Univ Pennsylvania Press
- Number of pages
- 29
- Grant note
- Fulbright Portugal Social Science Research Council New York University Graduate School of Arts and Sciences
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- History
- Web of Science ID
- WOS:000418004100005
- Other Identifier
- 991019185113004721
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