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The Victorian Empire and Britain's Maritime World, 1837-1901. The Sea and Global History.
Miles . Ed(S): Taylor
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Description for The Victorian Empire and Britain's Maritime World, 1837-1901. The Sea and Global History.
Paperback. This volume is derived from a series of lectures sponsored by the National Maritime Museum and held at the Institute of Historical Research. Editor(s): Taylor, Miles. Num Pages: 204 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBG; HBJD1; HBL; HBTB; HBTQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
A wide-ranging new survey of the role of the sea in Britain's global presence in the 19th century. Mostly at peace, but sometimes at war, Britain grew as a maritime empire in the Victorian era. This collection looks at British sea-power as a strategic, moral and cultural force.
A wide-ranging new survey of the role of the sea in Britain's global presence in the 19th century. Mostly at peace, but sometimes at war, Britain grew as a maritime empire in the Victorian era. This collection looks at British sea-power as a strategic, moral and cultural force.
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
204
Condition
New
Number of Pages
195
Place of Publication
Basingstoke, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781349338412
SKU
V9781349338412
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Ref
99-15
About Miles . Ed(S): Taylor
Jeremy Black, University of Exeter, UK Judith Brown, University of Oxford, UK Elizabeth Buettner, University of York, UK Andrew Lambert, King's College, London, UK John Mackenzie, Lancaster University, UK John Oldfield, University of Hull, UK Jan Rüger, Birkbeck College, London, UK Crosbie Smith, University of Kent, UK
Reviews for The Victorian Empire and Britain's Maritime World, 1837-1901. The Sea and Global History.
'Taken together, the chapters collected here show how the Royal Navy secured the Pax Britannica of trade and diplomacy in the Victorian period, while British domination of global shipping lanes simultaneously created an international traffic in people, goods and ideas. As a result, this collection highlights the key role played by the maritime world in the Victorian British Empire.' ... Read more