The Oxford History of the British Empire: Volume II: The Eighteenth Century by P

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The Nile on eBay FREE SHIPPING UK WIDE The Oxford History of the British Empire: Volume II: The Eighteenth Century by P.J. Marshall, Wm. Roger Louis "The Oxford History of the British Empire" is a major new assessment by leading scholars. Volume II examines the history of British worldwide expansion from the Glorious Revolution of 1689 to the end of the Napoleonic Wars, a crucial phase in the creation of the modern British Empire. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description Volume II of The Oxford History of the British Empire examines the history of British worldwide expansion from the Glorious Revolution of 1689 to the end of the Napoleonic Wars, a crucial phase in the creation of the modern British Empire. This is the age of General Wolfe, Clive of India, and Captain Cook. An international team of experts deploy the latest scholarly research to trace and analyze development and expansion over more than a century. They showhow trade, warfare, and migration created an Empire, at first overwhelmingly in the Americas but later increasingly in Asia. Although the Empire was ruptured by the American Revolution, it survived and grewinto the British Empire that was to dominate the world during the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Series BlurbThe Oxford History of the British Empire is a major new assessment of the Empire in the light of recent scholarship and the progressive opening of historical records. From the founding of colonies in North America and the West Indies in the seventeenth century to the reversion of Hong Kong toChina at the end of the twentieth, British imperialism was a catalyst for far-reaching change. The Oxford History of the British Empire as a comprehensive study allows us to understand the end of Empire inrelation to its beginnings, the meaning of British imperialism for the ruled as well as the rulers, and the significance of the British Empire as a theme in world history. Table of Contents List of Contributors; List of Maps; List of Figures; List of Tables; Abbreviations1: P. J. Marshall: Introduction2: James Horn: British Diaspora: Emigration from Britain 1680-18153: Patrick K. O'Brien: Inseparable Connections: Trade, Economy, Fiscal State, and the Expansion of Empire 1688-18154: Jacob M. Price: The Imperial Economy 1700-17765: Ian K. Steele: The Anointed, the Appointed, and the Elected: Governance of the British Empire 1689-17846: Boyd Stanley Schlenther: Religious Faith and Commercial Empire7: Bruce P. Lenman: Colonial Wars and Imperial Instability 1688-17938: N. A. M. Rodger: Sea-Power and Empire 1688-17939: Michael Duffy: World-Wide War and British Expansion 1793-181510: Jack P. Greene: Empire and Identity from the Glorious Revolution to the American Revolution11: Richard Drayton: Knowledge and Empire12: Thomas Bartlett: `This Famous Island Set in a Virginian Sea': Ireland in the British Empire 1690-180113: Richard R. Johnson: Growth and Mastery: British North America 1690-174814: John Shy: The American Colonies in War and Revolution 1748-178315: Stephen Conway: Britain and the Reovlutionary Crisis 1763-179116: Daniel K. Richter: Native Peoples of North America and the Eighteenth-Century British Empire17: Peter Marshall: British North America18: Richard B. Sheridan: The Formation of Caribbean Plantation Society 1689-174819: J. R. Ward: The British West Indies in the Age of Abolition 1748-181520: David Richardson: The British Empire and the Atlantic Slave Trade 1660-180721: Philip D. Morgan: The Black Experience in the British Empire 1680-181022: P. J. Marshall: The British in Asia: Trade to Dominion 1700-176523: Rajat Kanta Ray: Indian Society and the Establishment of British Supremacy 1765-181824: J. V. Bowen: British India 1765-1813: The Metropolitan Context25: Glyndwr Williams: The Pacific: Exploration and Exploitation26: P. J. Marshall: Britain without America; A Second Empire?Chronology; Index Review `Oxford University Press has recently published a wide variety of historical titles in paperback. Pride of place must go to the five volume Oxford History of the British Empire written under the general editorship of Professor William Roger Lewis and published in hardback in 1998. The five volumes, describe the history and effect of the Empire on world history. The scholars who contributed and the volumes' individual editors all deserve high praise forthie massive undertaking.'Contemporary Review`a set of authors with impeccable credentials ... provide ... systematic overviews.'Miles Ogborn, Journal of Historical Geography, 26, 3.`Review from previous edition readers can be assured of solid summaries of the state-of-play on the various specialist topics covered. This is a fine volume that gives British imperial historians plenty to consider.'Kenneth Morgan, Jnl of Imperial and Commonwealth History. Promotional An absorbing study of the momentous imperial events of the eighteenth century Long Description Volume II of The Oxford History of the British Empire examines the history of British worldwide expansion from the Glorious Revolution of 1689 to the end of the Napoleonic Wars, a crucial phase in the creation of the modern British Empire. This is the age of General Wolfe, Clive of India, and Captain Cook. An international team of experts deploy the latest scholarly research to trace and analyze development and expansion over more than a century. They show how trade, warfare, and migration created an Empire, at first overwhelmingly in the Americas but later increasingly in Asia. Although the Empire was ruptured by the American Revolution, it survived and grew into the British Empire that was to dominate the world during the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Series BlurbThe Oxford History of the British Empire is a major new assessment of the Empire in the light of recent scholarship and the progressive opening of historical records. From the founding of colonies in North America and the West Indies in the seventeenth century to the reversion of Hong Kong to China at the end of the twentieth, British imperialism was a catalyst for far-reaching change. The Oxford History of the British Empire as a comprehensive study allows us to understand the end of Empire in relation to its beginnings, the meaning of British imperialism for the ruled as well as the rulers, and the significance of the British Empire as a theme in world history. Review Text `Oxford University Press has recently published a wide variety of historical titles in paperback. Pride of place must go to the five volume Oxford History of the British Empire written under the general editorship of Professor William Roger Lewis and published in hardback in 1998. The five volumes, describe the history and effect of the Empire on world history. The scholars who contributed and the volumes' individual editors all deserve high praise for thie massive undertaking.' Contemporary Review `a set of authors with impeccable credentials ... provide ... systematic overviews.' Miles Ogborn, Journal of Historical Geography, 26, 3. `Review from previous edition readers can be assured of solid summaries of the state-of-play on the various specialist topics covered. This is a fine volume that gives British imperial historians plenty to consider.' Kenneth Morgan, Jnl of Imperial and Commonwealth History. Review Quote 'Review from previous edition readers can be assured of solid summaries ofthe state-of-play on the various specialist topics covered. This is a finevolume that gives British imperial historians plenty to consider.'Kenneth Morgan, Jnl of Imperial and Commonwealth History. Promotional "Headline" List of Contributors; List of Maps; List of Figures; List of Tables; Abbreviations 1. P. J. Marshall: Introduction 2. James Horn: British Diaspora: Emigration from Britain 1680-1815 3. Patrick K. O'Brien: Inseparable Connections: Trade, Economy, Fiscal State, and the Expansion of Empire 1688-1815 4. Jacob M. Price: The Imperial Economy 1700-1776 5. Ian K. Steele: The Anointed, the Appointed, and the Elected: Governance of the British Empire 1689-1784 6. Boyd Stanley Schlenther: Religious Faith and Commercial Empire 7. Bruce P. Lenman: Colonial Wars and Imperial Instability 1688-1793 8. N. A. M. Rodger: Sea-Power and Empire 1688-1793 9. Michael Duffy: World-Wide War and British Expansion 1793-1815 10. Jack P. Greene: Empire and Identity from the Glorious Revolution to the American Revolution 11. Richard Drayton: Knowledge and Empire 12. Thomas Bartlett: 'This Famous Island Set in a Virginian Sea': Ireland in the British Empire 1690-1801 13. Richard R. Johnson: Growth and Mastery: British North America 1690-1748 14. John Shy: The American Colonies in War and Revolution 1748-1783 15. Stephen Conway: Britain and the Reovlutionary Crisis 1763-1791 16. Daniel K. Richter: Native Peoples of North America and the Eighteenth-Century British Empire 17. Peter Marshall: British North America 18. Richard B. Sheridan: The Formation of Caribbean Plantation Society 1689-1748 19. J. R. Ward: The British West Indies in the Age of Abolition 1748-1815 20. David Richardson: The British Empire and the Atlantic Slave Trade 1660-1807 21. Philip D. Morgan: The Black Experience in the British Empire 1680-1810 22. P. J. Marshall: The British in Asia: Trade to Dominion 1700-1765 23. Rajat Kanta Ray: Indian Society and the Establishment of British Supremacy 1765-1818 24. J. V. Bowen: British India 1765-1813: The Metropolitan Context 25. Glyndwr Williams: The Pacific: Exploration and Exploitation 26. P. J. Marshall: Britain without America; A Second Empire? Chronology; Index Feature From the War of Jenkin's Ear to the War of American Independence - a full and absorbing account of the momentous imperial events of the eighteenth century. Magisterial new assessment of the British Empire from its origins to the present day by a team of leading international scholars. Details ISBN 0199246777 Language English ISBN-10 0199246777 ISBN-13 9780199246779 Media Book Format Paperback Year 2001 Imprint Oxford University Press Place of Publication Oxford Country of Publication United Kingdom Author Wm. Roger Louis Short Title 18TH CENTURY Subtitle The Eighteenth Century Translator Wm Roger Louis DOI 10.1604/9780199246779 UK Release Date 2001-07-26 AU Release Date 2001-07-26 NZ Release Date 2001-07-26 Pages 664 Publisher Oxford University Press Series The Oxford History of the British Empire Publication Date 2001-07-26 Alternative 9780198205630 Edited by P. J. Marshall DEWEY 909.0971241 Series Number II Illustrations 12 Maps, numerous tables Audience Professional & Vocational Country of Origin US Product Class Description History: World & General We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. 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