Imperial Island: A History of Britain and Its Empire, 1660-1837 [Hardcover]

• 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

List of Maps.

Preface.

A Note on Currency.

Frequently Used Abbreviations.

Part I: Nations, Lands, Peoples.

1 Nations and Kingdoms.

2 Landscapes in Motion.

3 Knowing Ones Place.

Part II: Party Strife and Revolution, 16601689.

4 The Culture of Politics.

5 Preserving the Constitution.

6 A Disjointed Empire.

Part III: The Legacy of Revolution, 16891722.

7 The Fortunes of War, 16891710.

8 The Crisis of the Hanoverian Succession, 17101722.

9 Art, Science, and Politics.

Part IV: State and Empire, 17221760.

10 Whigs and Patriots.

11 Polite Society and Its Discontents.

12 An Empire Emerging.

Part V: The Fall of the First British Empire, 17601784.

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