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British Discovery Literature and the Rise of Global Commerce
Anna Neill
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Description for British Discovery Literature and the Rise of Global Commerce
Hardcover. This title examines how, between 1680 and 1800, British maritime travellers became both friends and foes of the commercial state. These nomadic characters report on remote parts of the globe in the twin contexts of an increasingly powerful imperial state and an emerging world economy. Num Pages: 239 pages, 6 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; 3JF; DSBD; HBTP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 21. Weight in Grams: 483.
British Discovery Literature and the Rise of Global Commerce examines how, between 1680 and 1800, British maritime travellers became both friends and foes of the commercial state. These nomadic characters report on remote parts of the globe in the twin contexts of an increasingly powerful imperial state and an emerging world economy. Examining voyage narratives by William Dampler, Daniel Defoe, Jonathan Swift, Tobias Smollett, Samuel Johnson, James Cook, and William Bligh, Neill demonstrates how the transformation of travellers from nomadic outlaws into civil subjects , and vice versa, takes place against the political-economic backdrop of commercial expansion.
British Discovery Literature and the Rise of Global Commerce examines how, between 1680 and 1800, British maritime travellers became both friends and foes of the commercial state. These nomadic characters report on remote parts of the globe in the twin contexts of an increasingly powerful imperial state and an emerging world economy. Examining voyage narratives by William Dampler, Daniel Defoe, Jonathan Swift, Tobias Smollett, Samuel Johnson, James Cook, and William Bligh, Neill demonstrates how the transformation of travellers from nomadic outlaws into civil subjects , and vice versa, takes place against the political-economic backdrop of commercial expansion.
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
Number of Pages
229
Place of Publication
Basingstoke, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780333973745
SKU
V9780333973745
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99-15
About Anna Neill
ANNA NEILL is Assistant Professor of English at the University of Kansas. She is author of articles on travel literature in Eighteenth-Century Studies, Women's Writing and The Eighteenth Century: Theory and Interpretation. She has also published articles on film and on cultural studies and pedagogy.
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