Elites, Enterprise and the Making of the British Overseas Empire1688-1775

Inbunden, Engelska, 1996

AvH. Bowen,Bowen

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This book examines the cultural, economic, and social forces that shaped the development of the British empire in the eighteenth century.

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Utgivningsdatum1996-07-24
Mått140 x 216 x 19 mm
Vikt494 g
FormatInbunden
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor257
Upplaga1996
FörlagPalgrave Macmillan
ISBN9780333622087

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Preface - Abbreviations - PART 1: CONTEXTS AND CONTOURS - Historians and the Eighteenth-Century Empire - The Dynamics of Expansion - PART 2: METROPOLITAN ELITES AND THE OVERSEAS EMPIRE - Gentlemen and Entrepreneurs: Landowners, Merchants, and Bankers - Investment in Empire - PART 3: OVERSEAS ELITES IN THE BRITISH EMPIRE - Imperial Ties and the Anglicization of the Overseas Empire - Merchants, Planters, and the Gentlemanly Ideal - PART 4: A NEW IMPERIAL ORDER, 1750-75 - The End of the English Empire - Enterprise and Expansion: Drawing a Line - Afterword - Bibliography - Index