English cosmopolitans in an age of expansion, 1560-1660 /
First Statement of Responsibility
Alison Games.
.PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC
Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.
New York :
Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.
Oxford University Press,
Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.
2008.
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item
1 online resource (ix, 381 pages) :
Other Physical Details
illustrations, maps
INTERNAL BIBLIOGRAPHIES/INDEXES NOTE
Text of Note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 303-363) and index.
CONTENTS NOTE
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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.
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SUMMARY OR ABSTRACT
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In this work, Alison Games explores the period when England challenged dominion over the American continents, established new long-distance trade routes in the eastern Mediterranean and the East Indies, and emerged in the 17th century as an empire to reckon with.
ACQUISITION INFORMATION NOTE
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MIL
Stock Number
185195
OTHER EDITION IN ANOTHER MEDIUM
Title
Web of empire.
International Standard Book Number
0195335546
TOPICAL NAME USED AS SUBJECT
Imperialism-- History.
British colonies.
Civilization.
Commerce.
Diplomatic relations.
HISTORY-- World.
Imperialism.
GEOGRAPHICAL NAME USED AS SUBJECT
Great Britain, Civilization, 16th century.
Great Britain, Civilization, 17th century.
Great Britain, Colonies, History.
Great Britain, Commerce, History, 16th century.
Great Britain, Commerce, History, 17th century.
Great Britain, Foreign relations, 1558-1603.
Great Britain, Foreign relations, 1603-1688.
Great Britain.
Storbritannien, ekonomiska förhållanden, 1500-talet, 1600-talet.