The Great Land Rush and the Making of the Modern World, 1650-1900

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"The Great Land Rush and the Making of the Modern World, 1650-1900 describes European appropriation and distribution of land in the new world. Integrating the often violent history of colonization of this period and the ensuing emergence of property rights with an examination of the decline of an aristocratic ruling class and the growth of democracy and the market economy, John Weaver describes how the landscapes of North America, Australia, New Zealand, and South Africa were transformed by the pursuit of resources. He underscores the tragic history of the indigenous peoples of these regions and shows how they lost "possession" of their land to newly formed governments made up of Europeans with European interests at heart. Weaver shows that the enormous efforts involved in defining and registering large numbers of newly carved-out parcels of property for reallocation during the Great Land Rush were instrumental in the emergence of much stronger concepts of property rights and argues that the period was marked by a complete disregard for previous notions of restraint on dreams of unlimited material prosperity."--BOOK JACKET.

subjects: Colonies,  Histoire,  History,  Colonisation intérieure,  Land settlement,  Colonisation,  Right of property,  Propriété foncière,  Land tenure,  Territorial expansion,  Droit de propriété,  Expansion territoriale,  Colonization,  Great britain, colonies,  Land tenure, great britain,  United states, territorial expansion,  POLITICAL SCIENCE,  Political Freedom & Security,  Civil Rights,  Human Rights,  19th century us westward migration & development - general,  United states history - general & miscellaneous,  19th century american history - general and miscellaneous,  Colonialism & imperialism - general & miscellaneous

Places: Great Britain,  Grande-Bretagne,  United States,  États-Unis