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The Oxford History of the British Empire, Volume 1 : The Origins of Empire: British Overseas Enterprise to the Close of the Seventeenth Century (1998)

by Nicholas P. Canny (Editor), William Roger Louis (Editor), Alaine M. Low (Editor)

Other authors: Virginia DeJohn Anderson (Contributor), John C. Appleby (Contributor), David Armitage (Contributor), G. E. Aylmer (Contributor), T. C. Barnard (Contributor)18 more, Hilary Beckles (Contributor), Michael J. Braddick (Contributor), Nicholas P. Canny (Preface), Nicholas P. Canny (Contributor), Richard S. Dunn (Contributor), P. E. H. Hair (Contributor), James P. P. Horn (Contributor), Jonathan I. Israel (Contributor), Ned C. Landsman (Contributor), Robin Law (Contributor), William Roger Louis (Foreword), Peter C. Mancall (Contributor), P. J. Marshall (Contributor), Jane H. Ohlmeyer (Contributor), Anthony Pagden (Contributor), N. A. M. Rodger (Contributor), Robert M. Weir (Contributor), Nuala Zahedieh (Contributor)

Series: The Oxford History of the British Empire (1)

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This volume explores the origins of empire. It shows how and why England, and later Britain, became involved with transoceanic navigation, trade, and settlement during the 16th and 17th centuries.
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This book is an overview of the first period of the creation of the British Empire. It covers all parts of that empire from India to the New World. Each chapter was written by a different expert. Each chapter has its own bibliography.

The writing is even but a little unimaginative. As I said this is an overview so interesting and personal details are left out. This is a book of reference so would be valuable for the writing of papers on the subject but it does lack in reading pleasure. I will not be buying the other four books in the series (they are expensive). I can recommend it for reference purposes.
  xenchu | Mar 8, 2010 |
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Author nameRoleType of authorWork?Status
Canny, Nicholas P.Editorprimary authorall editionsconfirmed
Louis, William RogerEditormain authorall editionsconfirmed
Low, Alaine M.Editormain authorall editionsconfirmed
Anderson, Virginia DeJohnContributorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Appleby, John C.Contributorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Armitage, DavidContributorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Aylmer, G. E.Contributorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Barnard, T. C.Contributorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Beckles, HilaryContributorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Braddick, Michael J.Contributorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Canny, Nicholas P.Prefacesecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Canny, Nicholas P.Contributorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Dunn, Richard S.Contributorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Hair, P. E. H.Contributorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Horn, James P. P.Contributorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Israel, Jonathan I.Contributorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Landsman, Ned C.Contributorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Law, RobinContributorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Louis, William RogerForewordsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Mancall, Peter C.Contributorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Marshall, P. J.Contributorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Ohlmeyer, Jane H.Contributorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Pagden, AnthonyContributorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Rodger, N. A. M.Contributorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Weir, Robert M.Contributorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Zahedieh, NualaContributorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
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