Britain's Oceanic Empire: Atlantic and Indian Ocean Worlds, c.1550–1850 - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 110702014X ISBN 13: 9781107020146

Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 2012

Synopsis

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, of 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.

About this title

Book Description:

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.

About the Author:

H. V. Bowen is Professor of Modern History at Swansea University. His books include The Business of Empire: The East India Company and Imperial Britain, 1760-1833 (2006) and Wales and the British Overseas Empire: Interactions and Influences, 1680-1830 (as editor, 2011).

About this edition

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication date: 2012
• ISBN 10: 110702014X
• ISBN 13: 9781107020146
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 486
• Editor: Bowen H. V., Mancke Elizabeth, Reid John G.