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This book, the first volume of the Oxford History of the British Empire series, explores the origins of empire. It shows how and why England, and later Britain, became involved with transoceanic navigation, trade, and settlement during the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries. The chapters, by leading historians, both illustrate the interconnections between developments in Europe and overseas and offer specialist studies on every part of the world that was substantially affected by British colonial activity. As late as 1630, involvement with regions beyond the traditional confines of Europe was ... More
Keywords: British Empire, transoceanic navigation, trade, settlement, colonial activity, sixteenth century, seventeenth century
Print publication date: 1998 | Print ISBN-13: 9780198205623 |
Published to Oxford Scholarship Online: October 2011 | DOI:10.1093/acprof:oso/9780198205623.001.0001 |
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