Steven C A Pincus
Biographic Data
| ID | 5364479 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Steven C A Pincus |
| GIVEN NAMES | Steven C A |
| FAMILY NAME | Pincus |
| SIGNATURE | PINCUS S C A |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Chicago |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 8 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 20 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 8 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1995 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2019 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Thinking the empire whole
Most scholarship on the British empire in the eighteenth century tends to focus on the empire’s relationship with one or another region that would later become a nation-state. We argue that imperial subjects, imperial actors, and those resisting the empire rather understood this phenomenon as a global actor. Nevertheless, there was never a single, unified British imperial project. From the late seventeenth century, competing visions of empire coa…
Reconnecting the global British empire
It is extremely gratifying when any piece of historical writing stimulates the thoughtful reflections and criticisms of internationally renowned scholars. We could not be more pleased with the resp
The Rise and Fall of Empires
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The Making of a Great Power? Universal Monarchy, Political Economy, and the Transformation of English Political Culture
(2000). The Making of a Great Power? Universal Monarchy, Political Economy, and the Transformation of English Political Culture. The European Legacy: Vol. 5, No. 4, pp. 531-545
Protestantism and Patriotism
Republicanism, absolutism and universal monarchy
“No one is able to explain why the people of England detest the French alliance so violently or why they wish for peace with Holland at any cost,” complained the Venetian secretary in England, Girolamo Alberti, in the autumn of 1673. Especially perplexing for contemporary observers was the sudden shift in English opinion from general support of the third Anglo-Dutch war (1672–1674) to virtually unanimous condemnation. Modern historians, while ack…
From butterboxes to wooden shoes
While Restoration historians have traditionally assumed that there was little public interest in foreign affairs, and that English attitudes towards Europe were determined either by religious or domestic concerns, this essay argues that there was a lively and sophisticated English debate about Europe which turned on the proper identification of the universal monarch rather than religion. In the later 1660s the English political nation was deeply …
Britons
From butterboxes to wooden shoes
While Restoration historians have traditionally assumed that there was little public interest in foreign affairs, and that English attitudes towards Europe were determined either by religious or domestic concerns, this essay argues that there was a lively and sophisticated English debate about Europe which turned on the proper identification of the universal monarch rather than religion. In the later 1660s the English political nation was deeply …
The Rise and Fall of Empires
An abstract is not available for this content so a preview has been provided. Please use the Get access link above for information on how to access this content
The Making of a Great Power? Universal Monarchy, Political Economy, and the Transformation of English Political Culture
(2000). The Making of a Great Power? Universal Monarchy, Political Economy, and the Transformation of English Political Culture. The European Legacy: Vol. 5, No. 4, pp. 531-545
Republicanism, absolutism and universal monarchy
“No one is able to explain why the people of England detest the French alliance so violently or why they wish for peace with Holland at any cost,” complained the Venetian secretary in England, Girolamo Alberti, in the autumn of 1673. Especially perplexing for contemporary observers was the sudden shift in English opinion from general support of the third Anglo-Dutch war (1672–1674) to virtually unanimous condemnation. Modern historians, while ack…
From butterboxes to wooden shoes
While Restoration historians have traditionally assumed that there was little public interest in foreign affairs, and that English attitudes towards Europe were determined either by religious or domestic concerns, this essay argues that there was a lively and sophisticated English debate about Europe which turned on the proper identification of the universal monarch rather than religion. In the later 1660s the English political nation was deeply …
Britons
Protestantism and Patriotism
The Making of a Great Power? Universal Monarchy, Political Economy, and the Transformation of English Political Culture
(2000). The Making of a Great Power? Universal Monarchy, Political Economy, and the Transformation of English Political Culture. The European Legacy: Vol. 5, No. 4, pp. 531-545
The Rise and Fall of Empires
An abstract is not available for this content so a preview has been provided. Please use the Get access link above for information on how to access this content
Thinking the empire whole
Most scholarship on the British empire in the eighteenth century tends to focus on the empire’s relationship with one or another region that would later become a nation-state. We argue that imperial subjects, imperial actors, and those resisting the empire rather understood this phenomenon as a global actor. Nevertheless, there was never a single, unified British imperial project. From the late seventeenth century, competing visions of empire coa…
Reconnecting the global British empire
It is extremely gratifying when any piece of historical writing stimulates the thoughtful reflections and criticisms of internationally renowned scholars. We could not be more pleased with the resp
Political science (7 works) · Law (6 works) · Politics (6 works) · History (5 works) · Australian History and Society (4 works) · Law (4 works) · Scottish History and National Identity (4 works) · Ancient history (3 works) · Economic history (3 works) · History (3 works)