When the waves ruled Britannia : geography and political identities, 1500-1800 /

"How did a rural and agrarian English society transform itself into a mercantile and maritime state? What role was played by war and the need for military security? How did geographical ideas inform the construction of English - and then British - political identities? Focusing upon the deploym...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Scott, Jonathan, 1958-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2011.
Temas:
1558-1820
National characteristics, British.
Britanniques.
HISTORY > Europe > Great Britain.
HISTORY.
Economic history
Historical geography
Diplomatic relations
National characteristics, British
Politics and government
Seemacht
Meer
Wirtschaft
Internationale Politik
Great Britain > Politics and government > 1558-1603.
Great Britain > Politics and government > 1603-1714.
Great Britain > Politics and government > 1714-1820.
Great Britain > History, Naval.
Great Britain > Historical geography.
Great Britain > Foreign relations.
Great Britain > Economic conditions.
Grande-Bretagne > Politique et gouvernement > 1558-1603.
Grande-Bretagne > Politique et gouvernement > 1603-1714.
Grande-Bretagne > Politique et gouvernement > 1714-1820.
Grande-Bretagne > Histoire navale.
Grande-Bretagne > Relations extérieures.
Grande-Bretagne > Conditions économiques.
Great Britain
Großbritannien
Storbritannien > historisk geografi > 1500-1800.
Storbritannien > politik och förvaltning > historia > 1500-1800.
Naval history
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction: Britain's island idea; 1. Community of water; 2. Queen of Sparta; 3. The discipline of the sea; 4. Ark of war; 5. Blowing a dead coal; 6. The British Empire in Europe; 7. The world in an island; 8. Anticontinentalism; 9. What continent?; Conclusion: floating islands.

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