England's Colonial Wars 1550-1688 Conflicts, Empire and National Identity Modern Wars In Perspective Series
Auteur : Lenman Bruce
Bruce Lenman's hugely ambitious study explores three interacting themes: the growth of England's sprawling colonial empire; its military dimension; and the impact of colonial warfare on national identity. He starts in Ireland, with the renewed assault of English settlers on the Irish Gaeltacht. Under the (Scottish) Stuarts, England then began a dramatic expansion across the North Atlantic. In America, the 'Indian Wars', fought with minimal Crown support, helped forge an independent military capability among the colonists; while, in the West Indies, slave numbers and French intervention forced English settlers into a new dependency on the Crown. In India, the East India Company achieved ascendancy by sepoy armies under British control. These were very different kinds of empire; and a showdown became inevitable. The climactic conflict, the American Revolution, would not only dictate the future shape of colonial expansion, but also decisively reshaped the identities of all the participants.
Bruce Lenman is Professor of Modern History at the University of St. Andrews. He has also written Britain's Colonial Wars, 1688 - 1783.
Date de parution : 01-2017
15.6x23.4 cm
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Prix indicatif 196,56 €
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Ouvrage de 320 p.
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Mots-clés :
lord; deputy; dublin; administration; tudor; crown; gaelic; chiefs; blackwater; fort; Philip III; Richard III; King Richard III; King Edward III; Young Man; Shakespeare's Richard III; Sir William Fitzwilliam; Henry III; Turlough Luineach; East Indies; Indies; King William III; England's Colonial Wars; Sir Henry Bagenal; Sorley Boy; Mull Of Kintyre; Blackwater Fort; Voc Ship; Gaelic Chiefs; Lord Deputy; William III; Artillery Unit; Eliza Beth; Viscount St Albans; United Dutch East India Company