Imperial Island A History of Britain and Its Empire, 1660-1837

by Monod, Paul Klé; ber

• ISBN13: 9781405134446
• ISBN10: 1405134445
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2009-03-30
• Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell

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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