Beschreibung:
From the 1780s to the 1820s, Kodiak Island, the first capital of Imperial Russia's only overseas colony, was inhabited by indigenous Alutiiq people and colonized by Russians. Together, they established an ethnically mixed "kreol" community. Against the backdrop of the fur trade, the missionary work of the Russian Orthodox Church, and competition among Pacific colonial powers, Gwenn A. Miller brings to light the social, political, and economic patterns of life in the settlement, making clear that Russia's modest colonial effort off the Alaskan coast fully depended on the assistance of Alutiiq people.
Introduction1. An Economy of Confiscation2. Beach Crossings on Kodiak Island3. Colonial Formations4. Between Two Worlds5. Students of Empire6. A Kreol GenerationConclusionNotesBibliographyIndex