The new British history : founding a modern state 1603-1715 / edited by Glenn Burgess.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Burgess, Glenn, 1961-

Series:

International library of historical studies ; 11.

International library of historical studies ; 11

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Great Britain--History--Stuarts, 1603-1714.

Great Britain.

History.

Physical Description:

vii, 331 pages ; 23 cm.

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : I.B. Tauris, 1999.

Summary:

This is the first book to offer both a full understanding of the importance of "British" history, while also providing the tools that allow a critical assessment of its achievements.

Contents:

Part I British History: Achievement and Prospect

Chapter 2 Regal Union for Britain, 1603-38 / Allan I. Macinnes 33

Chapter 3 The War(s) of the Three Kingdoms / John Morrill 65

Chapter 4 Restoration to Revolution 1660-90 / Clare Jackson 92

Chapter 5 'British' History in the Post-Revolutionary World 1690-1715 / Tony Claydon 115

Chapter 6 Patterns of British Identity: 'Britain' and its Rivals in the Sixteenth and Seventeenth Centuries / Arthur Williamson 138

Chapter 7 Is a British Socio-Economic History Possible? / Ian Whyte 174

Part II Assessments

Chapter 8 British History and Irish History / T.C. Barnard 201

Chapter 9 Seducing the Scottish Clio: Has Scottish History Anything to Fear from the New British History? / Keith M. Brown 238

Chapter 10 Critical Perspectives: The Autonomy of English History? / Tim Harris 266

Chapter 11 Britain or Europe? The Context of Early Modern English History: Political and Cutural, Economic and Social, Naval and Military / John Reeve 287.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 313-320) and index.

ISBN:

1860641903

1860640796

OCLC:

40684300