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Britain's Oceanic Empire

Atlantic and Indian Ocean Worlds, c.1550–1850

John G Reid editor H V Bowen editor Elizabeth Mancke editor

Format:Hardback

Publisher:Cambridge University Press

Published:31st May '12

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A comparative study of how the British managed the expansion of empire in the Atlantic and Indian Ocean.

In this pioneering comparative study of British imperialism in the Atlantic and Indian Ocean worlds, leading scholars examine the divergences and commonalities in the nature of sovereignty and law, governance and regulation, diplomacy, military relations and commerce that influenced the processes of British empire-building.This pioneering comparative study of British imperialism in the Atlantic and Indian Ocean worlds draws on the perspectives of British newcomers overseas and their native hosts, metropolitan officials and corporate enterprises, migrants and settlers. Leading scholars examine the divergences and commonalities in the legal and economic regimes that allowed Britain to project imperium across the globe. They explore the nature of sovereignty and law, governance and regulation, diplomacy, military relations and commerce, shedding new light on the processes of expansion that influenced the making of empire. While acknowledging the distinctions and divergences in imperial endeavours in Asia and the Americas - not least in terms of the size of indigenous populations, technical and cultural differences, and approaches to indigenous polities - this book argues that these differences must be seen in the context of what Britons overseas shared, including constitutional principles, claims of sovereignty, disciplinary regimes and military attitudes.

'Britain's Oceanic Empire is an informative and engaging book … A variety of contributors to Britain's Oceanic Empire address early modern British colonialism in the Atlantic and Indian Oceans insightfully.' Matthew A. Cook, Journal of British Studies

ISBN: 9781107020146

Dimensions: 229mm x 152mm x 28mm

Weight: 820g

486 pages