Titre :	Imperial Island : A History of Britain and Its Empire, 1660-1837
Type de document :	texte imprimé
Auteurs :	Paul Kleber Monod, Auteur
Editeur :	USA : Wiley-Blackwell
Année de publication :	2009
Importance :	448 p.
Format :	25.6 x 17.8 x 3 centimetres (0.93 kg)
ISBN/ISSN/EAN :	978-1-4051-3444-6
Langues :	Anglais
Mots-clés :	Imperialism  History  Great Britain  Foreign relations  18th century  19th century
Résumé :	Imperial Island: A History of Britain and its Empire, 1688-1837 is a comprehensive account of Great Britain's imperial path from the Glorious Revolution of 1688 to its emergence as a dominant global superpower. * Suitable for students with no prior knowledge of British history * Organized to help students and instructors: comprises 12 thematic chapters set within a clear, chronological framework * Includes over 30 illustrations and maps to help orient the reader * Addresses the new generation of American and British students that are interested in global, environmental, and cultural history.
Note de contenu :	Table of Contents: List of Illustrations. List of Maps. Preface. A Note on Currency. Frequently Used Abbreviations. Part I: Nations, Lands, Peoples. 1 Nations and Kingdoms. 2 Landscapes in Motion. 3 Knowing One's Place. Part II: Party Strife and Revolution, 1660-1689. 4 The Culture of Politics. 5 Preserving the Constitution. 6 A Disjointed Empire. Part III: The Legacy of Revolution, 1689-1722. 7 The Fortunes of War, 1689-1710. 8 The Crisis of the Hanoverian Succession, 1710-1722. 9 Art, Science, and Politics. Part IV: State and Empire, 1722-1760. 10 Whigs and Patriots. 11 Polite Society and Its Discontents. 12 An Empire Emerging. Part V: The Fall of the First British Empire, 1760-1784. 13 The Patriot King, 1760-1770. 14 The American Crisis, 1770-1784. 15 The Wealth of a Nation. Part VI: Britain Against Revolution, 1783-1815. 16 The Nation Preserved. 17 Remaking the Empire. 18 Enlightened Culture. Part VII: A New Order Begins, 1815-1837. 19 The State Reformed. 20 A Class Society. 21 Imperial Portraits. Conclusion. Notes. Bibliography. Index.

Imperial Island : A History of Britain and Its Empire, 1660-1837 [texte imprimé] / Paul Kleber Monod, Auteur . - USA : Wiley-Blackwell, 2009 . - 448 p. ; 25.6 x 17.8 x 3 centimetres (0.93 kg).
ISBN : 978-1-4051-3444-6
Langues : Anglais

Mots-clés :	Imperialism  History  Great Britain  Foreign relations  18th century  19th century
Résumé :	Imperial Island: A History of Britain and its Empire, 1688-1837 is a comprehensive account of Great Britain's imperial path from the Glorious Revolution of 1688 to its emergence as a dominant global superpower. * Suitable for students with no prior knowledge of British history * Organized to help students and instructors: comprises 12 thematic chapters set within a clear, chronological framework * Includes over 30 illustrations and maps to help orient the reader * Addresses the new generation of American and British students that are interested in global, environmental, and cultural history.
Note de contenu :	Table of Contents: List of Illustrations. List of Maps. Preface. A Note on Currency. Frequently Used Abbreviations. Part I: Nations, Lands, Peoples. 1 Nations and Kingdoms. 2 Landscapes in Motion. 3 Knowing One's Place. Part II: Party Strife and Revolution, 1660-1689. 4 The Culture of Politics. 5 Preserving the Constitution. 6 A Disjointed Empire. Part III: The Legacy of Revolution, 1689-1722. 7 The Fortunes of War, 1689-1710. 8 The Crisis of the Hanoverian Succession, 1710-1722. 9 Art, Science, and Politics. Part IV: State and Empire, 1722-1760. 10 Whigs and Patriots. 11 Polite Society and Its Discontents. 12 An Empire Emerging. Part V: The Fall of the First British Empire, 1760-1784. 13 The Patriot King, 1760-1770. 14 The American Crisis, 1770-1784. 15 The Wealth of a Nation. Part VI: Britain Against Revolution, 1783-1815. 16 The Nation Preserved. 17 Remaking the Empire. 18 Enlightened Culture. Part VII: A New Order Begins, 1815-1837. 19 The State Reformed. 20 A Class Society. 21 Imperial Portraits. Conclusion. Notes. Bibliography. Index.