| Series |
The Oxford history of the British Empire. Companion series
Oxford history of the British Empire companion series. ^A691603
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| Contents |
Introduction: islands and the British Empire in the age of sail / Douglas Hamilton ; John McAleer -- Islands, voyaging and empires in the age of sail / Stephen A. Royle -- Britain's European island-empire, 1793-1815 / James Davey -- Islands of settlement: Britain's western North Atlantic islands in the age of sail, 1497-1835 / Michael J. Jarvis -- 'Sailing on the same uncertain sea': the windward islands of the Caribbean / Douglas Hamilton -- The route to the east: Atlantic islands and Britain's maritime empire / John McAleer -- Britain's western Indian Ocean island-scape / Sarah Longair -- Islands and the age of revolutions in the Indian and Pacific Oceans / Sujit Sivasundaram -- Empire in Oceania: knowing the sea of islands / Alison Bashford -- Islands of incarceration and empire building in colonial Australia / Katherine Roscoe -- Afterword. Islands and the British Empire: from the age of sail to the age of steam / H. V. Bowen. |
| Summary |
Islands are not just geographical units or physical facts; their importance and significance arise from the human activities associated with them. The maritime routes of sailing ships, the victualling requirements of their sailors, and the strategic demands of seaborne empires in the age of sail - as well as their intrinsic value as sources of rare commodities - meant that islands across the globe played prominent parts in imperial consolidation and expansion. This volume examines the various ways in which islands (and groups of islands) contributed to the establishment, extension, and maintenance of the British Empire in the age of sail. Thematically related chapters explore the geographical, topographical, economic, and social diversity of the islands that comprised a large component of the British Empire in an era of rapid and significant expansion. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2021931428 |
| ISBN | 9780198847229 (hardcover) |
| ISBN | 019884722X (hardcover) |
