Making the British Empire, 1660-1800 (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781526167002)

This collection offers a timely reappraisal of the origins and nature of the first British empire, in response to the 'cultural turn' in historical scholarship and the 'new imperial history'. It addresses topics that have been neglected in recent literature, providing a series of political and institutional perspective; at the same time it recognises the importance of developments across the empire, not least in terms of how they affected imperial 'policy' and its implementation. It analyses a range of contemporary debates and ideas - political and intellectual as well as religious and administrative - relating to political economy, legal geography and sovereignty, as well as the messy realities of the imperial project, including the costs and losses of empire, collectively and individually.

Author: Jason Peacey
ISBN-10: 152616700X
ISBN-13: 9781526167002
Publisher: Manchester University Press
Language: English
Published: 10/18/2022
Pages: 216
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.69lbs
Size: 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.46d