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050	0	0	_aDA355 _b.S36 2011
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100	1		_aScott, Jonathan, _eauthor.
245	1	0	_aWhen the Waves Ruled Britannia : _bGeography and Political Identities, 1500–1800 / [electronic resource] _cJonathan Scott.
264		1	_aCambridge : _bCambridge University Press, _c2011.
300			_a1 online resource (236 pages) : _bdigital, PDF file(s).
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_acomputer _bc _2rdamedia
338			_aonline resource _bcr _2rdacarrier
500			_aTitle from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 09 Oct 2015).
520			_aHow 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 of geographical imagery and arguments for political purposes, Jonathan Scott's ambitious and interdisciplinary study traces the development of the idea of Britain as an island nation, state and then empire from 1500 to 1800, through literature, philosophy, history, geography and travel writing. One argument advanced in the process concerns the maritime origins, nature and consequences of the English revolution. This is the first general study to examine changing geographical languages in early modern British politics, in an imperial, European and global context. Offering a new perspective on the nature of early modern Britain, it will be essential reading for students and scholars of the period.
776	0	8	_iPrint version: _z9780521195911
856	4	0	_uhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511921780 _zCambridge Books Online
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