When the Waves Ruled Britannia
Geography and Political Identities, 1500–1800
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 19923754 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Jonathan Scott (0000-0002-4555-3069, University of Auckland, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2011 |
| Publication date | 2011-02-24 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | BOOK |
| Venue | When the Waves Ruled Britannia (SOURCE_BOOK) |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1017/cbo9780511921780 |
| OpenAlex | W4236417851 |
| Open Library | OL34477296M |
| ISBN | 9780511921780 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 11 |
How did a rural and agrarian English society transform itself into a mercantile and maritime state? What role was played by war and the need for military security? How did geographical ideas inform the construction of English – and then British – political identities? Focusing upon the deployment of geographical imagery and arguments for political purposes, Jonathan Scott's ambitious and interdisciplinary study traces the development of the idea of Britain as an island nation, state and then empire from 1500 to 1800, through literature, philosophy, history, geography and travel writing. One argument advanced in the process concerns the maritime origins, nature and consequences of the English revolution. This is the first general study to examine changing geographical languages in early modern British politics, in an imperial, European and global context. Offering a new perspective on the nature of early modern Britain, it will be essential reading for students and scholars of the period
Aesthetics · Agrarian society · Ancient history · Archaeology · Argument (complex analysis) · Art · British Empire · Context (archaeology) · Empire · Period (music) · Political science · Politics · State (computer science) · History · Law · Philippine History and Culture · Scottish History and National Identity
The Pretender of Pitcairn Island
Island Logic, Continent Logic
The space of the sea in Montesquieu's political thought
William Falconer’s Remarks on the Influence of Climate (1781) and the study of religion in Enlightenment England
Religion, Political Thought and the English Civil War
From English to British liberty, 1550–1800
The Land, the Sea, and the Colonial Production of Space within the Anglo/British Empire
The Grallae controversy
Neptune to the Common-wealth of England” (1652)
The Burden of Risk
Thinking outside the gundeck
| Unique citing works | 11 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,85 |
| Citation span | 2013 - 2026 (14) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 11 |