The global refuge : Huguenots in an age of empire
2020
284.509 S784 2020
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Title
The global refuge : Huguenots in an age of empire
Variant Title
Huguenots in an age of empire
Published
New York : Oxford University Press, 2020
Description
xii, 295 p. : ill., maps, port. ; 25 cm.
Call Number
284.509 S784 2020
System Control No.
(OCoLC)1110451348
Summary
Huguenot refugees were everywhere in the early modern world. Exiles fleeing French persecution, they scattered around Europe and beyond following the Revocation of the Edict of Nantes in 1685, settling in North America, the Caribbean, South Africa, and even remote islands in the Atlantic and Indian Oceans. This book offers the first global history of the Huguenot diaspora, explaining how and why these refugees became such ubiquitous characters in the history of imperialism. The story starts with dreams of Eden, as beleaguered religious migrants sought suitable retreats to build perfect societies far from the political storms of Europe ...|Includes bibliographical references (p. 239-286) and index.|L2021M139
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