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Oxford University Press Oxford History of the British Empire: Volume I - Origins

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Explore the foundations of global expansion with Volume I of the Oxford History of the British Empire. This scholarly work by Oxford University Press examines how England and Britain became active in transoceanic navigation, trade, and settlement throughout the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries. Written by leading historians, the text illustrates the connections between European developments and overseas territories. The book provides specialist studies on every region of the world that experienced significant British colonial activity during this period. Readers can track the evolution of overseas involvement from the tentative steps taken as late as 1630 to the expanded presence established by 1690.

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This first volume of the Oxford History of the British Empire examines the origins of British overseas enterprise.

The text covers the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries to explain the rise of English and British transoceanic trade.

Leading historians contribute chapters that connect European developments with overseas colonial activity.

Specialist studies included in this Oxford University Press publication cover regions affected by British settlement.

The book details the transition from tentative overseas involvement in 1630 to established presence by 1690.

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Release Date
28 May 1998
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06 February 2007

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