Advancing Empire: English Interests and Overseas Expansion, 1613-1688 Contributor(s): Roper, L. H. (Author) |
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ISBN: 1107118913 ISBN-13: 9781107118911 Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Binding Type: Hardcover - See All Available Formats & Editions Published: July 2017 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - History | Europe - Great Britain - Stuart Era (1603-1714) - History | World - General - Political Science | Colonialism & Post-colonialism |
Dewey: 909.097 |
LCCN: 2017009161 |
Physical Information: 0.92" H x 6.49" W x 9.41" L (1.24 lbs) 312 pages |
Themes: - Chronological Period - 17th Century - Cultural Region - British Isles |
Features: Bibliography, Price on Product |
Review Citations: Choice 02/01/2018 |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: In Advancing Empire, L. H. Roper explores the origins and early development of English overseas expansion. Roper focuses on the networks of aristocrats, merchants, and colonial-imperialists who worked to control the transport and production of exotic commodities, such as tobacco and sugar, as well as the labor required to produce them. He is primarily interested in the relationship between the English state and the people it governed, the role of that state in imperial development, the socio-political character of English colonies and English relations with Asians, Africans, American Indians, and other Europeans overseas. The activities stimulated the expansion and integration of global territorial and commercial interests that became the British Empire in the eighteenth century. In exploring these activities from a wider perspective, Roper offers a novel conclusion that revises popular analyses of the English Empire and of Anglo-America. |
Contributor Bio(s): Roper, L. H.: - L. H. Roper is Professor of History at the State University of New York, New Paltz, and the author of Conceiving Carolina (2004) and The English Empire in America, 1602-1658 (2009). He has edited several books of essays and published numerous articles on early American history. He is also co-general editor of the Journal of Early American History. |
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