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Britain's oceanic empire : Atlantic and Indian Ocean worlds, c. 1550-1850 /
"This pioneering comparative study of British imperialism in the Atlantic and Indian Ocean worlds draws on the perspectives of British newcomers overseas and their native hosts, metropolitan officials and corporate enterprises, migrants and settlers. Leading scholars examine the divergences and...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Otros Autores: | , , |
| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Cambridge ; New York :
Cambridge University Press,
2012.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | "This pioneering comparative study of British imperialism in the Atlantic and Indian Ocean worlds draws on the perspectives of British newcomers overseas and their native hosts, metropolitan officials and corporate enterprises, migrants and settlers. Leading scholars examine the divergences and commonalities in the legal and economic regimes that allowed Britain to project imperium across the globe. They explore the nature of sovereignty and law, governance and regulation, diplomacy, military relations and commerce, shedding new light on the processes of expansion that influenced the making of empire. While acknowledging the distinctions and divergences in imperial endeavours in Asia and the Americas - not least in terms of the size of indigenous populations, technical and cultural differences, and approaches to indigenous polities - this book argues that these differences must be seen in the context of what Britons overseas shared, including constitutional principles, claims of sovereignty, disciplinary regimes and military attitudes"-- |
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| Notas: | Essays presented at a symposium held at the University of Sussex, July 2007. |
| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xix, 464 pages) : maps |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781139518802 1139518801 9781139517874 1139517872 9781139516945 1139516949 9781139096744 1139096745 1139515292 9781139515290 9781139514378 1139514377 1107231264 9781107231269 1139508237 9781139508230 1280774134 9781280774133 9786613684905 6613684902 |