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The Oxford History of the British Empire: The Origins of the Empire Hardcover - 1998

by William Roger Louis; P. J. Marshall; Nicholas Canny (Editor)

A five-volume comprehensive assessment of the British Empire in the light of recent scholarship and the progressive opening of historical records. Written by international experts, Volume I explains how and why Britain became involved with transoceanic navigation, trade and settlement during the 16th and 17th centuries. 15 maps.


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Volume I of the Oxford History of the British Empire explores the origins of empire. It shows how and why England, and later Britain, became involved with transoceanic navigation, trade, and settlement during the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries. 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. As late as 1630, involvement with regions beyond the traditional confines of Europe was still tentative; by 1690 it had

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The study of the British Empire in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries presents special difficulties because no empire, as the term subsequently came to be understood, then existed, while the adjective 'British' meant little to most inhabitants of Britain and Ireland during the years covered by this volume.

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  • Title The Oxford History of the British Empire: The Origins of the Empire
  • Author William Roger Louis; P. J. Marshall; Nicholas Canny (Editor)
  • Binding Hardcover
  • Edition 1st Edition
  • Pages 560
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher OUP Oxford, Oxford
  • Date 1998-09-03
  • ISBN 9780198205623 / 0198205627
  • Weight 2.12 lbs (0.96 kg)
  • Dimensions 9.72 x 6.47 x 1.42 in (24.69 x 16.43 x 3.61 cm)
  • Themes
    • Chronological Period: 17th Century
    • Cultural Region: British
  • Library of Congress subjects Great Britain - History, Imperialism - History
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 97036299
  • Dewey Decimal Code 909.097

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  • Library Journal, 06/15/1998, Page 93

About the author


Nicholas Canny is Professor of History and Academic Director of the Centre for the Study of Human Settlement and Historical Change at the National University of Ireland, Galway.
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