{"product_id":"the-rule-of-the-admirals-jerry-bannister-9780802086136","title":"The Rule of the Admirals: Law, Custom, and Naval Government in Newfoundland, 1699-1832","description":"\u003cp\u003eJerry Bannister's \u003ci\u003eThe Rule of the Admirals\u003c\/i\u003e examines governance in Newfoundland from the rule of the fishing admirals in 1699 to the establishment of representative government in 1832. It offers the first in-depth account of the rise and fall of the system of naval government that dominated the island for more than a century.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this provocative look at legal culture in eighteenth- and nineteenth-century Newfoundland, Bannister explores three topics in detail: naval government in St. John's, surrogate courts in the outports, and patterns in the administration of law. He challenges the conventional view that early Newfoundland was a lawless frontier isolated from the rest of the Atlantic world, and argues that an effective system of naval government emerged to meet the needs of those in power.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAn original and perceptive work, Bannister's argument demands that we reconsider much of our knowledge of early Newfoundland history. As he re-examines governance prior to an elected assembly and places his analysis firmly within the material conditions of Newfoundland society, Bannister provides a groundbreaking reinterpretation of a critical period in the island's colonial development. Ultimately, \u003ci\u003eThe Rule of the Admirals\u003c\/i\u003e sheds light on one of the most misunderstood chapters in Canadian and British colonial history.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Jerry Bannister\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0802086136\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780802086136\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Toronto Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/06\/2003\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 384\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.39lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 6.22h x 8.98w x 1.18d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/01\/2004 pg. 2104","brand":"Jerry Bannister","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48517444206847,"sku":"9780802086136","price":61.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_08fc38dc-c79b-42ae-82af-b9c4c78f7115.jpg?v=1778731909","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-rule-of-the-admirals-jerry-bannister-9780802086136","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}