Britain in the Wider World: 1603-1800

ISBN-13: 9781138313590 / Angielski / Twarda / 2020 / 290 str.

Trevor Burnard

Opis

Britain in the Wider World traces the remarkable transformation of Britain between 1603 and 1800 as it developed into a world power. Detailed, accessibly written, and enhanced by illustrations, it is ideal for students of early modern Britain.

Spis treści

1. Britain in 1603; 2. Britain Enters the Wider World; 3. British Troubles, 1638-1660; 4. Making Britain, 1660-1707; 5. Ireland; 6. Imperial Britain, 1688-1763; 7. War and Society, 1688-1756; 8. Britain at the Accession of George III, 1760; 9. Global Victory and Imperial Defeat, 1756-1788; 10. The Industrial Revolution; 11. Gender Relations; 12. A New Empire?

O autorze

Trevor Burnard is Wilberforce Professor of Slavery and Emancipation at the University of Hull. He is editor-in-chief of the Oxford Bibliographies Online in Atlantic History and the author of Jamaica in the Age of Revolution (2020) and The Atlantic in World History, 1492-1830 (2020).