The web of empire : English cosmopolitans in an age of expansion, 1560-1660 Alison Games

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Games, Alison, 1963-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Great Britain--Colonies--History.

Great Britain.

Great Britain--Commerce--History--16th century.

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

Great Britain--Foreign relations--1558-1603.

Great Britain--Foreign relations--1603-1688.

Imperialism--History.

Imperialism.

Great Britain--Civilization--16th century.

Great Britain--Civilization--17th century.

Physical Description:

ix, 381 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm

Place of Publication:

Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2008.

Summary:

"In 1560, England was a weak kingdom on the margins of Europe. A century later, it was on its way to becoming a powerful empire, beginning to impose its will on people around the globe. In this sweeping account, Alison Games explores this account in which England's global stature was transformed." "Drawing on the life stories of cosmopolitans who traveled, traded, preached, governed, and colonized all around the world, Games uncovers the knowledge and expectations that people transported to new enterprises and the elements that led ventures to thrive or to fail. She links trading posts and colonies, soldiers and ministers, merchants and diplomats, English and Scots, devastating failures and improbable successes. She follows her subjects to Japan, North America, Madagascar, Ireland, Tangier, Istanbul, and other destinations."--Jacket.

Contents:

Before the grand tour: the domestication of travel

The Mediterranean origins of the British Empire

English overseas merchants in an expanding world of trade, 1590-1660

Virginia, 1607-1622

All the king's men: governors, consuls, and ambassadors, 1590-1650

Madagascar, 1635-1650

The cosmopolitan clergy, 1620-1660

Ireland, 1649-1660.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 303-363) and index.

ISBN:

9780195335545

0195335546

OCLC:

173683815

Publisher Number:

9780195335545