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Elites, Enterprise and the Making of the British Overseas Empire, 1688-1775
H. V. Bowen
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Hardback. This work examines the cultural, economic and social forces that shaped the development of the British empire in the 18th century. It portrays the empire not as a series of discrete, unconnected geographical regions, but as a commercial, cultural and social body based around metropolitan society. Num Pages: 270 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1QDB; 3JD; 3JF; HBG; HBLH; HBLL; HBTQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 25. Weight in Grams: 495.
This book examines the cultural, economic, and social forces that shaped the development of the British empire in the eighteenth century. The empire is placed in a broad historiographical context informed by important recent work on the 'fiscal-military state', and 'gentlemanly capitalism'. This allows the empire to be seen not as a series of discrete, unconnected geographical regions scattered across the world, but as a commercial, cultural, and social body with its roots very firmly planted in metropolitan society.
This book examines the cultural, economic, and social forces that shaped the development of the British empire in the eighteenth century. The empire is placed in a broad historiographical context informed by important recent work on the 'fiscal-military state', and 'gentlemanly capitalism'. This allows the empire to be seen not as a series of discrete, unconnected geographical regions scattered across the world, but as a commercial, cultural, and social body with its roots very firmly planted in metropolitan society.
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
270
Condition
New
Number of Pages
257
Place of Publication
Basingstoke, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780333622087
SKU
V9780333622087
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