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When the waves ruled Britannia : geography and political identities,1500-1800
How did a rural and agrarian English society transform itself into a mercantile and maritime state ? What role was played by war and the need for military security ? How did geographical ideas inform the construction of English - and then British - political identities ? Focusing upon the deployment...
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| Format : | Livre |
| Langue : | anglais |
| Titre complet : | When the waves ruled Britannia : geography and political identities,1500-1800 / Jonathan Scott |
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Cambridge (UK), New York, Madrid [etc.] :
Cambridge University Press
, cop. 2011 |
| Description matérielle : | 1 vol. (XVII- 227 p.) |
| Contenu : | Introduction : Britain's island idea. 1. Community of water. 2. Queen of Sparta. 3. The discipline of the sea. 4. Ark of war. 5. Blowing a dead coal. 6. The British empire in Europe. 7. The world in an island. 8. Anti-continentalism. 9. What continent. Conclusion : floating islands |
| Contient : | Introduction : Britain's island idea 1. Community of water 2. Queen of Sparta 3. The discipline of the sea 4. Ark of war 5. Blowing a dead coal 6. The British empire in Europe 7. The world in an island 8. Anti-continentalism 9. What continent Conclusion : floating islands |
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