The Oxford History of the British Empire: The eighteenth centuryThis volume explores the origins of empire. It shows how and why England, and later Britain, became involved with transoceanic navigation, trade, and settlement during the 16th and 17th centuries. The chapters, by leading historians, both illustrate the interconnections between developments in Europe and overseas and offer studies on every part of the world that was substantially affected by British colonial activity. As late as 1630 involvement with regions beyond the traditional confines of Europe was still tentative; by 1690 it had become a firm commitment. |
Contents
1 Introduction | 1 |
Emigration from Britain 16801815 | 28 |
Trade Economy Fiscal State and the Expansion of Empire 16881815 | 53 |
4 The Imperial Economy 17001776 | 78 |
Governance of the British Empire 16891784 | 105 |
6 Religious Faith and Commercial Empire | 128 |
7 Colonial Wars and Imperial Instability 16881793 | 151 |
8 SeaPower and Empire 16881793 | 169 |
16 Native Peoples of North America and the EighteenthCentury British Empire | 347 |
17 British North America 17601815 | 372 |
18 The Formation of Caribbean Plantation Society 16891748 | 394 |
19 The British West Indies in the Age of Abolition 17481815 | 415 |
20 The British Empire and the Atlantic Slave Trade 16601807 | 440 |
21 The Black Experience in the British Empire 16801810 | 465 |
Trade to Dominion 17001765 | 487 |
23 Indian Society and the Establishment of British Supremacy 17651818 | 508 |
9 WorldWide War and British Expansion 17931815 | 184 |
10 Empire and Identity from the Glorious Revolution to the American Revolution | 208 |
11 Knowledge and Empire | 231 |
Ireland in the British Empire 16901801 | 253 |
British North America 16901748 | 276 |
14 The American Colonies in War and Revolution 17481783 | 300 |
15 Britain and the Revolutionary Crisis 17631791 | 325 |
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The Oxford History of the British Empire: The eighteenth century Peter James Marshall No preview available - 1998 |
The Oxford History of the British Empire: The eighteenth century Peter James Marshall No preview available - 1998 |
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