Routledge Greater Britain, 1516–1776: Essays in Atlantic History (Variorum Collected Studies)

Greater Britain, 1516-1776 brings together a series of studies by David Armitage on the history of the early modern British Atlantic world. The essays examine the history of the Britain and its empire from the 16th century to the 18th and place special emphasis on the intellectual histories of the Three Kingdoms of Britain and Ireland in their Atlantic context. They range in time from the Reformation to the American Revolution and treat not only the forces that encouraged the growth of the first British Empire but also the anxieties that constrained it. All are placed in a wider context of the relations among the Three Kingdoms, Europe and the British Empire from the middle ages to the late eighteenth century. Taken together, they offer an account of the ideological history of the anglophone Atlantic world which will be of use to historians of Britain, the British Empire and colonial America, as well as to literary critics and historians of political thought. Review '... this volume bears witness to the uniqueness of the British Atlantic... Armitage shows that right from the beginning the Anglo-American Atlantic was not only an empire of trade, migration and services, but also an empire of minds.' Itinerario 'Overall, with this collection Armitage has provided a compelling and thought-provoking set of essays... This compilation will be especially important for students and researchers alike who wish to gain a greater understanding of the complex nature of Atlantic studies, as it is particularly valuable to have such a diverse collection of essays in a single volume.' Sixteenth Century Journal About the Author David Armitage is Professor in the Department of History, Harvard University,USA