OXFORD HISTORY OF THE BRITISH EMPIRE ORIGINS OF EMPIRE: BRITISH OVERSEAS ENTERPRISE TO THE CLOSE OF THE SEVENTEENTH CENTURY by HICKEY, JULIE ISBN 0199246769

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[edit] OXFORD HISTORY OF THE BRITISH EMPIRE ORIGINS OF EMPIRE: BRITISH OVERSEAS ENTERPRISE TO THE CLOSE OF THE SEVENTEENTH CENTURY

Volume I of 'The Oxford History of the British Empire' 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.

Volume I of 'The Oxford History of the British Empire' explores the origins of empire. It shows how and why England, and later Britain, became involved with transoceanic navigation, trade, and settlement during the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries. As late as 1630 involvement with regions beyond the traditional confines of Europe was still tentative; by 1690 it had become a firm commitment. 'The Origins of Empire' explains how commercial and, eventually, territorial expansion brought about fundamental change, not only in the parts of America, Africa, and Asia that came under British influence, but also in domestic society and in Britain's relations with other European powers. The chapters, by leading historians, both illustrate the interconnections between developments in Europe and overseas and offer specialist studies on every part of the world that was substantially affected by British colonial activity. Their analysis also focuses on the ethical issues that were presented by the encounter with peoples previously unknown to Europeans, and on the ways in which the colonists struggled to justify their conduct and activities.

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OXFORD HISTORY OF THE BRITISH EMPIRE ORIGINS OF EMPIRE: BRITISH OVERSEAS ENTERPRISE TO THE CLOSE OF THE SEVENTEENTH CENTURY

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HICKEY, JULIE

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0199246769

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26/07/2001

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Oxford University Press

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paperback

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18.99 (GBP)

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