Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Acknowledgment ix
4. Note on Spelling, Dates, and Translations xi
5. Introduction: English Subjecthood at Kingdom’s Edge 1
6. 1. Creating an English Suriname (1651–1667) 18
7. 2. Staying English in Dutch Suriname (1667–1687) 42
8. 3. The Glorious Revolution in Suriname (1688–1695) 77
9. 4. Colonial Subjecthood in England and the Netherlands (1696–1737) 97
10. 5. The Many Afterlives of Jeronimy Clifford (1737–1780) 130
11. Conclusion 162
12. Notes 169
13. Bibliography 219
14. Index 233