Heather Whiteside is an Associate Professor of Political Science at the University of Waterloo, Ontario and Fellow at the Balsillie School of International Affairs.

Whiteside’s fascinating and timely analysis encourages important reflections on how the distinctive origins of North American capitalism inform its present. Imperialist land grabs, rapacious capitalist firms, blurred lines between public and private. Plus ça change?

• Introduction1. Company colonies in English North America2. Virginia company colony3. Hudson’s Bay company colonies4. Company colony discourse and coercion5. Colony endurance beyond company dissolutionConclusion

Heather Whiteside is an Associate Professor of Political Science at the University of Waterloo, Ontario and Fellow at the Balsillie School of International Affairs.

Whiteside’s fascinating and timely analysis encourages important reflections on how the distinctive origins of North American capitalism inform its present. Imperialist land grabs, rapacious capitalist firms, blurred lines between public and private. Plus ça change?

• Introduction1. Company colonies in English North America2. Virginia company colony3. Hudson’s Bay company colonies4. Company colony discourse and coercion5. Colony endurance beyond company dissolutionConclusion

Heather Whiteside is an Associate Professor of Political Science at the University of Waterloo, Ontario and Fellow at the Balsillie School of International Affairs.

Whiteside’s fascinating and timely analysis encourages important reflections on how the distinctive origins of North American capitalism inform its present. Imperialist land grabs, rapacious capitalist firms, blurred lines between public and private. Plus ça change?

• Introduction1. Company colonies in English North America2. Virginia company colony3. Hudson’s Bay company colonies4. Company colony discourse and coercion5. Colony endurance beyond company dissolutionConclusion