The European Seaborne Empires
From the Thirty Years' War to the Age of Revolutions
Nonfiction, History, Modern, 18th Century, Military, Naval, European General
| Author: | Gabriel Paquette | ISBN: | 9780300245271 |
| Publisher: | Yale University Press | Publication: | May 28, 2019 |
| Imprint: | Yale University Press | Language: | English |
| Author: | Gabriel Paquette |
| ISBN: | 9780300245271 |
| Publisher: | Yale University Press |
| Publication: | May 28, 2019 |
| Imprint: | Yale University Press |
| Language: | English |
An accessible survey of the history of European overseas empires in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries based on new scholarship
In this thematic survey, Gabriel Paquette focuses on the evolution of the Spanish, Portuguese, English, French, and Dutch overseas empires in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries. He draws on recent advances in the field to examine their development, from efficacious forms of governance to coercive violence. Beginning with a narrative overview of imperial expansion that incorporates recent critiques of older scholarly approaches, Paquette then analyzes the significance of these empires, including their political, economic, and social consequences and legacies. He makes the multifaceted history of Europe’s globe-spanning empires in this crucial period accessible to new readers.
An accessible survey of the history of European overseas empires in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries based on new scholarship
In this thematic survey, Gabriel Paquette focuses on the evolution of the Spanish, Portuguese, English, French, and Dutch overseas empires in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries. He draws on recent advances in the field to examine their development, from efficacious forms of governance to coercive violence. Beginning with a narrative overview of imperial expansion that incorporates recent critiques of older scholarly approaches, Paquette then analyzes the significance of these empires, including their political, economic, and social consequences and legacies. He makes the multifaceted history of Europe’s globe-spanning empires in this crucial period accessible to new readers.
