Advancing empire : English interests and overseas expansion, 1613-1688 / L. H. Roper.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Roper, L. H. (Louis H.), author.

Contributor:

Horace Howard Furness Memorial Fund.

Horace Howard Furness Memorial Library (University of Pennsylvania)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Colonies.

History.

Great Britain--Colonies--History--17th century.

Great Britain.

Great Britain--Foreign relations.

International relations.

Imperialism.

British colonies.

Diplomatic relations.

Genre:

History.

Physical Description:

xi, 302 pages ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2017.

Summary:

"In Advancing Empire, L. H. Roper explores the origins and early development of English overseas expansion. Roper focuses on the networks of aristocrats, merchants, and colonial-imperialists who worked to control the transport and production of exotic commodities, such as tobacco and sugar, as well as the labor required to produce them. He is primarily interested in the relationship between the English state and the people it governed, the role of that state in imperial development, the socio-political character of English colonies and English relations with Asians, Africans, American Indians, and other Europeans overseas. The activities stimulated the expansion and integration of global territorial and commercial interests that became the British Empire in the eighteenth century. In exploring these activities from a wider perspective, Roper offers a novel conclusion that revises popular analyses of the English Empire and of Anglo-America"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Machine generated contents note: 1. Foundations; 2. The expansion of English overseas interests: America; 3. The expansion of English overseas interests: Guinea; 4. The expansion of English overseas interests: Asia; 5. Civil War and English overseas interests; 6. New modelers; 7. Interregnum, restoration, and English overseas expansion; 8. Climax; 9. A new empire?; Bibliography; Index.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Horace Howard Furness Memorial Fund.

ISBN:

9781107118911

1107118913

9781107545052

1107545056

OCLC:

982092002