A confluence of transatlantic networks elites, capitalism, and Confederate migration to Brazil / Laura Jarnagin.

Author/creator Jarnagin, Laura
Format Electronic
Publication InfoTuscaloosa : University of Alabama Press,
Descriptionxi, 312 p. ; 24 cm.
Supplemental ContentFull text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete
Subjects
Merchants--Social networks. --Brazil. --History.
Elite (Social sciences)--Brazil. --History.
American Confederate voluntary exiles--Brazil.
Capitalism--Social aspects. --Atlantic Ocean Region. --History.
Atlantic Ocean Region--Emigration and immigration. --Social aspects. --History.

SeriesAtlantic crossings
Contents Contexts -- Systems, capitalism, networking, and migration -- An overview of Confederate migration to Brazil -- A transatlantic family -- The Avelar Broteros and the Dabneys -- John Bass Dabney, Monsieur Projet -- The evolution of a mercantile dynasty -- Cultural and commercial synergies -- Transatlantic mercantile networks -- Transatlantic commission houses -- Coffee merchants and Confederate migration to Brazil -- Reverberations of a Protestant diaspora -- Intersecting and expanding networks -- Migration processes -- Southerners making choices -- A confluence of transatlantic networks.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. [267]-286) and index.
Access restrictionAvailable only to authorized users.
Technical detailsMode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/formElectronic books.
LCCN 2008005567
ISBN9780817316242 (cloth : alk. paper)
ISBN0817316248 (cloth : alk. paper)
ISBN9780817380403 (electronic)
ISBN081738040X (electronic)