Informed Power

Alejandra Dubcovsky Maps Channels Of Information Exchange In The American South, Exploring How Colonists Came Into Possession Of Knowledge In A Region That Lacked A Regular Mail System Or A Printing Press Until The 1730s. She Describes Ingenious Oral Networks, And She Uncovers Important Lessons About The Nexus Of Information And Power. Frontmatter -- Contents -- List Of Illustrations -- Map: The Early South -- Introduction -- Part I: What. Making Sense Of La Florida, 1560s–1670s -- 1. Paths And Power -- 2. Information Contests -- 3. Rebellious News -- Part Ii: Who. The Many Faces Of Information, 1660s–1710s -- 4. Informers And Slaves -- 5. The Information Race -- Part Iii. How. New Ways Of Articulating Power, 1710–1740 -- 6. Networks In Wartime -- 7. Dissonant Connections -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Acknowledgments -- Index Alejandra Dubcovsky. Mode Of Access: Internet Via World Wide Web. In English.