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EBOOK Oxford History of the British Empire: Volume I: The Origins of Empire
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Wydawnictwo: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 9780191591778
EAN: 5A140230EB
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Stron: 560
Data wydania: 2001
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Volume I of The Oxford History of the British Empire explores the origins of        empire. It shows how and whyEngland, and later Britain, became involved with        transoceanic navigation, trade, and settlement duringthe 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.Series blurbThe Oxford History of the British Empire is a major new        assessment of the Empire in the light of recentscholarship 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 therulers, and the significence of the        British Empire as a theme in world history.

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