| Description |
xvii, 802 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm |
| Note |
Originally published: London ; New York : Allen Lane, 2007. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 685-725) and index. |
| Contents |
I. Imperial apprenticeship. A part of the main: England in Europe, 1558-1697 -- Marlborough country: Britain and the empire, 1697-1714 -- II. Imperial opportunities. Imperial restoration, 1714-1715 -- Britain's' new European empire, 1716-1717 -- Preventive war in the Mediterranean and the Baltic, 1718-1719 -- III. Imperial challenges. A protestant empire, 1721-1724 -- The return of Charles V, 1725-1726 -- The resurgence of France, 1727-1732 -- Imperial visions. Imperial retreat, 1733-1736 -- The colonial mirage, 1737-1739 -- Imperial isolation, 1740-1742 -- V. Imperial recovery. The empires strike back, 1742-1745 -- The American empire restores the balance in the German empire, 1745-1748 -- Imperial pre-emptions, 1748-1752 -- VI. Imperial triumph. Transferring the seat of empire? 1753-1756 -- The imperial missions of William Pitt, 1757-1759 -- An island once again, 1760-1763 -- VII. Imperial hubris. Imperial retrenchments, 1763-1765 -- Imperial pre-emptions, 1765-1767 -- Empire adrift, 1768-1772 -- VIII. Imperial nemesis. Fighting for Europe in America, 1773-1777 -- Losing America in Europe, 1778-1779 -- The partition of Britain, 1780-1783. |
| Subject |
Great Britain -- Colonies -- History -- 18th century.
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Great Britain. |
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Colonies. |
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History. |
| Chronological Term |
18th century |
| Subject |
Great Britain -- History -- 1714-1837.
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| Chronological Term |
1714-1837 |
| Subject |
Great Britain -- Foreign relations -- 1714-1837.
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International relations. |
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Great Britain -- Foreign relations -- Germany.
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Germany. |
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Germany -- Foreign relations -- Great Britain.
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| ISBN |
9780465013326 |
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0465013325 |
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9780140289848 British paperback |
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9780713994261 British hardback |
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0713994266 British hardback |
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0140289844 British paperback |
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