Wales and the British overseas empire : interactions and influences, 1650-1830 / edited by H. V. Bowen.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Bowen, H. V.

Dorothy Mann Yeakel & Paul Herbert Yeakel Memorial Fund.

Series:

Studies in imperialism (Manchester, England)

Studies in imperialism

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Colonies.

History.

Wales--Colonies--History--17th century--Congresses.

Wales.

Wales--Colonies--History--18th century--Congresses.

Wales--Colonies--History--19th century--Congresses.

Great Britain--Colonies--History--Congresses.

Great Britain.

Imperialism--History.

Imperialism.

Genre:

Conference papers and proceedings.

Physical Description:

xiv, 200 pages : map ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

Manchester ; New York : Manchester University Press ; New York : Distributed in the U.S. exclusively by Palgrave Macmillan, 2011.

Summary:

This unique collection of essays examines the many relationships that existed between Wales and the expanding British overseas empire between 1650 and 1830. It is the first book to be published on the subject

In recent years a great deal has been written about Irish and Scottish contributions to the expansion of Britain's overseas empire. In contrast, remarkably little attention has ever been paid to the Welsh, especially in the period before 1850. Properly understanding the relationships that existed between Wales and the empire enables a full assessment to be made of 'British' imperialism as well as the impact that the empire had upon the development of Wales itself.

Written by leading specialists in the field, the essays explore economic, social, cultural, political and religious interactions between Wales and the empire. The geographical coverage is very broad, with examinations of the contributions made by Wales and the Welsh to expansionist processes at work in the Atlantic world, Caribbean and South Asia.

The book will be required reading for academic historians, postgraduates and undergraduates seeking a starting point for the study of Wales and the empire. It will be indispensable to those interested in the history of Wales, Britain and the empire, as well as those who wish to compare Welsh imperial experiences with those of the English, Irish and Scots. Book jacket.

Contents:

1 Writing Wales into the empire: rhetoric, fragments - and beyond? / Neil Evans Evans, Neil 15

2 Wales, Munster and the English South West: contrasting articulations with the Atlantic world / Chris Evans Evans, Chris 40

3 Celtic rivalries: Ireland, Scotland and Wales in the British Empire, 1707-1801 / Martyn J. Powell Powell, Martyn J. 62

4 Welsh evangelicals, the eighteenth-century British Atlantic world and the creation of a 'Christian Republick' / David Ceri Jones Jones, David Ceri 87

5 From periphery to periphery: the Pennants' Jamaican plantations and industrialisation in North Wales, 1771-1812 / Trevor Burnard Burnard, Trevor 114

6 A 'reticent' people? The Welsh in Asia, c.1700-1815 / Andrew Mackillop Mackillop, Andrew 143

7 Asiatic interactions: India, the East India Company and the Welsh economy, c. 1750-1830 / H. V. Bowen Bowen, H. V. 168.

Notes:

"The essays in this volume are based upon papers that were first presented at a research workshop held at Aberystwyth University in September 2007"--p. xii.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Dorothy Mann Yeakel & Paul Herbert Yeakel Memorial Fund.

ISBN:

0719086205

OCLC:

773260753

Publisher Number:

99948280510