£87.91

This is the usual price. Wait for it to drop, or tell us your number.

£88 today · usual range £64–£90 · best ever £64

Oxford University Press Islands and the British Empire in the Age of Sail (Oxford History of the British Empire Companion Series)

Amazon

Price History & Forecast

Grey patches = out of stock. Cheaper = lower on the chart. Hover for exact prices.

Last 29 days · 29 data points (no recent data)

Historical
Generating forecast…
£90.10 £61.74 £67.93 £74.12 £80.30 £86.49 £92.68 25 July 2026 01 August 2026 08 August 2026 15 August 2026 22 August 2026
View at Amazon ↗

Price data last checked 62 day(s) ago - refreshing...

NEW HERE?

Amazon shows you one price. We show you all of them.

Tosheroon watches Amazon prices so you don't have to. Every product on Amazon has a price history — we make it visible. Set the price you'd actually pay, and we'll email you the second it gets there. No app, no account, one email.

WHAT'S ON THIS PAGE

↑ Price chart
when this has been cheap or pricey
↑ Forecast
where the price is heading next
↓ Statistics
all-time high & low, recent range
↑ Price alert
name your number, we'll email you

Price Distribution

Price distribution over 29 days • 3 price levels

Days at Price
Current Price
3 days 24 days · current 2 days 0 6 12 18 24 £64 £88 £90 Days at Price

Price Analysis

Most common price: £88 (24 days, 82.8%)

Price range: £64 - £90

Price levels: 3 different prices over 29 days

Description
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. Although many of these islands were isolated rocky outcrops, they acted as crucial nodal points, providing critical assistance for ships and men embarked on the long-distance voyages that characterised British overseas activities in the period. Intercontinental maritime trade, colonial settlement, and scientific exploration and experimentation would have been impossible without these oceanic islands. They also acted as sites of strategic competition, contestation, and conflict for rival European powers keen to outstrip each other in developing and maintaining overseas markets, plantations, and settlements. The importance of islands outstripped their physical size, the populations they sustained, or their individual economic contribution to the imperial balance sheet. Standing at the centre of maritime routes of global connectivity, islands offer historians of the British Empire fresh perspectives on the intercontinental communication, commercial connections, and territorial expansion that characterised that empire.

Key Features

Islands and the British Empire in the Age of Sail (Oxford History of the British Empire Companion)

Product type: ABIS BOOK

Brand: Oxford University Press

Product Specifications
Brand
Oxford University Press
Format
hardcover
ASIN
019884722X
Category
Books > Subjects > History > World History > Maritime History & Piracy
Domain
Amazon UK
Release Date
17 June 2021
Listed Since
20 December 2020

Barcode

No barcode data available

Similar Products You Might Like

The Routledge International Handbook of Island Studies: A World of Islands
97% match

The Routledge International Handbook of Island Studies: A World of Islands

Routledge

£48.99 18 Sep 2026
The Routledge International Handbook of Island Studies: A World of Islands
97% match

The Routledge International Handbook of Island Studies: A World of Islands

Routledge

£130.20 19 Aug 2026
African Islands: Leading Edges of Empire and Globalization
97% match

African Islands: Leading Edges of Empire and Globalization

University of Rochester Press

£107.02 07 Oct 2026
Island Geographies: Essays and conversations (Routledge Studies in Human Geography)
96% match

Island Geographies: Essays and conversations (Routledge Studies in Human Geography)

Routledge

£111.66 12 Aug 2026
Island Landscapes: European Culture & Seascapes Analysis
96% match

Island Landscapes: European Culture & Seascapes Analysis

Routledge

£101.05 13 Oct 2026
The Discovery of Islands: Essays in British History
96% match

The Discovery of Islands: Essays in British History

Cambridge University Press

£87.99 18 Sep 2026
Edward Elgar Islands, Law and Context International Law Book
96% match

Edward Elgar Islands, Law and Context International Law Book

Edward Elgar Publishing

£94.00 20 Aug 2026
Geography Of Islands: 1 (Routledge Studies in Human Geography)
96% match

Geography Of Islands: 1 (Routledge Studies in Human Geography)

Routledge

£183.52 12 Aug 2026
Visual Culture in the Northern British Archipelago: Imagining Islands (British Art: Histories and Interpretations since 1700)
96% match

Visual Culture in the Northern British Archipelago: Imagining Islands (British Art: Histories and Interpretations since 1700)

Routledge

£163.39 14 Oct 2026
Islands and Empire: A History of Modern Britain
96% match

Islands and Empire: A History of Modern Britain

Cognella Academic Publishing

£73.95 18 Sep 2026
Island Studies, 4-vol. set: Critical Concepts in Geography
96% match

Island Studies, 4-vol. set: Critical Concepts in Geography

Routledge

£1,142.79 25 Aug 2026
Island Environments in a Changing World
96% match

Island Environments in a Changing World

Cambridge University Press

£43.08 12 Sep 2026
Islands and International Law
96% match

Islands and International Law

Bloomsbury

£81.45 13 Oct 2026
Routledge Pitcairn Island: Life and Death in Eden History Book
96% match

Routledge Pitcairn Island: Life and Death in Eden History Book

Routledge

£145.99 06 Oct 2026
Geography of Small Islands: Outposts of Globalisation
96% match

Geography of Small Islands: Outposts of Globalisation

Springer

£120.18 10 Sep 2026
Springer Geography of Small Islands - Outposts of Globalisation
96% match

Springer Geography of Small Islands - Outposts of Globalisation

Springer

£123.07 15 Aug 2026
To the Islands: White Australia and the Malay Archipelago since 1788
96% match

To the Islands: White Australia and the Malay Archipelago since 1788

Bloomsbury

£45.16 13 Sep 2026
Oceanic Islands (Natural Environment)
96% match

Oceanic Islands (Natural Environment)

Wiley

Price unavailable
Yankees in the Indian Ocean: American Commerce and Whaling, 1786–1860 (Indian Ocean Studies Series)
96% match

Yankees in the Indian Ocean: American Commerce and Whaling, 1786–1860 (Indian Ocean Studies Series)

£55.59 19 Sep 2026
Scotland and Islandness: Explorations in Community, Economy and Culture: 13 (Studies in the History and Culture of Scotland)
96% match

Scotland and Islandness: Explorations in Community, Economy and Culture: 13 (Studies in the History and Culture of Scotland)

Peter Lang Gmbh, Internationaler Verlag Der Wissenschaften

£46.43 21 Sep 2026
Britain's Oceanic Empire: Atlantic and Indian Ocean Worlds, c.1550–1850
96% match

Britain's Oceanic Empire: Atlantic and Indian Ocean Worlds, c.1550–1850

Cambridge University Press

£41.98 04 Sep 2026
The Scottish Islands: Complete Guide to Every Island
96% match

The Scottish Islands: Complete Guide to Every Island

Canongate

£34.28 05 Oct 2026
The Company's Island: St Helena, Company Colonies and the Colonial Endeavour
96% match

The Company's Island: St Helena, Company Colonies and the Colonial Endeavour

Bloomsbury

£77.00 25 Sep 2026
Island Songs: A Global Repertoire
96% match

Island Songs: A Global Repertoire

Scarecrow Press

£81.45 09 Oct 2026