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Union and Empire : the making of the United Kingdom in 1707 / Allan I. Macinnes.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Macinnes, Allan I., author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Imperialism--History--18th century.
- Imperialism.
- Scotland--History--Union, 1707.
- Scotland.
- Great Britain--History--Anne, 1702-1714.
- Great Britain.
- Great Britain--Foreign relations--1702-1714.
- England--Foreign relations--Scotland.
- England.
- Scotland--Foreign relations--England.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (xv, 382 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).
- Other Title:
- Union & Empire
- Place of Publication:
- Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2007.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- The making of the United Kingdom in 1707 is still a matter of significant political and historical controversy. Allan Macinnes here offers a major interpretation that sets the Act of Union within a broad European and colonial context and provides a comprehensive picture of its transatlantic and transoceanic ramifications that ranged from the balance of power to the balance of trade. He reexamines English motivations from a colonial as well as a military perspective and assesses the imperial significance of the creation of the United Kingdom. He also explores afresh the commitment of some determined Scots to secure Union for political, religious and opportunist reasons and shows that rather than an act of statesmanship, the resultant Treaty of Union was the outcome of politically inept negotiations by the Scots. Union and Empire will be a major contribution to the history of Britain, empire and early modern state formation.
- Contents:
- The historiography
- Precedents, 1603-1660
- Projects, 1661-1703
- The Irish dimension
- The transatlantic dimension
- The Scottish question
- Going Dutch?
- Jacobitism and the war of the British succession, 1701-1705
- Securing the votes, 1706-1707
- The treaty of union.
- Notes:
- Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).
- Includes bibliographical references(p. 328-367) and index.
- ISBN:
- 1-107-17600-X
- 1-281-94447-5
- 9786611944476
- 0-511-45584-4
- 0-511-49589-7
- 0-511-45403-1
- 0-511-45714-6
- 0-511-45312-4
- 0-511-45507-0
- OCLC:
- 437240864
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