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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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| 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 |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- 1. Introduction: Britain's oceanic empire H.V. Bowen, Elizabeth Mancke and John G. Reid; Part I. The Oceans: 2. Geographies of the British Atlantic world Stephen J. Hornsby; 3. Britain in the Indian Ocean region and beyond: contours, connections, and the creation of a global maritime empire H.V. Bowen; Part II. Sovereignty, Law, and Governance: 4. Imperial constitutions: sovereignty and law in the British Atlantic Ken MacMillan; 5. Constitutions, contact zones, and imperial ricochets: sovereignty and law in British Asia Robert Travers; 6. Company, state, and empire: governance and regulatory frameworks in Asia Philip J. Stern; 7. The oriental Atlantic: governance and regulatory frameworks in the British Atlantic world Jerry Bannister; Part III. Diplomatic and Military Relations: 8. Subjects, clients, allies or mercenaries? The British use of Irish and Amerindian military power, 1500-1800 Wayne E. Lee; 9. Diplomacy between Britons and Native Americans, c.1600-1830 Eric Hinderaker; 10. Diplomacy in India, 1526-1858 Michael H. Fisher; 11. Army discipline, military cultures, and state formation in colonial India, 1780-1860 Douglas M. Peers; Part IV. Commercial and Social Relations: 12. Seths and sahibs: negotiated relationships between indigenous capital and the East India Company Lakshmi Subramanian; 13. The commercial economy of eastern India under early British rule Rajat Datta; 14. Anglo-Amerindian commercial relations Paul Grant-Costa and Elizabeth Mancke; 15. Placing British settlement in the Americas in comparative perspective Trevor Burnard; 16. Britain's oceanic empire: an afterword H.V. Bowen, Elizabeth Mancke and John G. Reid.