Imperial Island A History of Britain and Its Empire, 1660-1837
by Monod, Paul Klé; berEdition: 1st
Format: Hardcover
Pub. Date: 2009-03-30
Publisher(s): Wiley-Blackwell
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Summary
Imperial Island: A History of Britain and its Empire, 1660-1837 is a comprehensive account of Great Britain's imperial path from the Stuart Restoration of 1660 to its emergence as a dominant global superpower. Suitable for students with no prior knowledge of British history Organized to help students and instructors: comprises 21 thematic chapters set within a clear, chronological framework Includes over 30 illustrations and maps to help orient the reader Addresses the new generation of American and British students that are interested in global, environmental, and cultural history
Author Biography
Paul Kléber Monod holds the Barton Hepburn Chair in History at Middlebury College. He is the author of Jacobitism and the English People, 1688-1788 (1989); The Power of Kings: Monarchy and Religion in Europe, 1588-1714 (1999); and The Murder of Mr. Grebell: Madness and Civility in an English Town (2003).
Table of Contents
| List of Illustrations | p. vii |
| List of Maps | p. ix |
| Preface | p. x |
| A Note on Currency | p. xiii |
| Frequently Used Abbreviations | p. xiv |
| Nations, Lands, Peoples | p. 1 |
| Nations and Kingdoms | p. 3 |
| Landscapes in Motion | p. 17 |
| Knowing One's Place | p. 32 |
| Party Strife and Revolution, 1660-1689 | p. 49 |
| The Culture of Politics | p. 51 |
| Preserving the Constitution | p. 61 |
| A Disjointed Empire | p. 78 |
| The Legacy of Revolution, 1689-1722 | p. 97 |
| The Fortunes of War, 1689-1710 | p. 99 |
| The Crisis of the Hanoverian Succession, 1710-1722 | p. 117 |
| Art, Science, and Politics | p. 132 |
| State and Empire, 1722-1760 | p. 145 |
| Whigs and Patriots | p. 147 |
| Polite Society and Its Discontents | p. 170 |
| An Empire Emerging | p. 190 |
| The Fall of the First British Empire, 1760-1784 | p. 205 |
| The Patriot King, 1760-1770 | p. 207 |
| The American Crisis, 1770-1784 | p. 222 |
| The Wealth of a Nation | p. 241 |
| Britain Against Revolution, 1783-1815 | p. 259 |
| The Nation Preserved | p. 261 |
| Remaking the Empire | p. 283 |
| Enlightened Culture | p. 301 |
| A New Order Begins, 1815-1837 | p. 317 |
| The State Reformed | p. 319 |
| A Class Society | p. 339 |
| Imperial Portraits | p. 359 |
| Conclusion | p. 376 |
| Notes | p. 382 |
| Bibliography | p. 397 |
| Index | p. 415 |
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