William Beckford
First Prime Minister of the London Empire
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 19985404 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Perry Gauci (corresponding author) |
| Year | 2013 |
| Pages | 304 |
| Publication date | 2013-05-21 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | BOOK |
| Venue | William Beckford (SOURCE_BOOK) |
| Publisher | Yale University Press (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.12987/yale/9780300166750.001.0001 |
| OpenAlex | W4247299086 |
| Open Library | OL28253107M |
| ISBN | 9780300166750 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 5 |
This biography of William Beckford provides a unique look at eighteenth-century British history from the perspective of the colonies. Even in his own time, Beckford was seen as a metaphor for the dramatic changes occurring during this era. He was born in 1709 into a family of wealthy sugar planters living in Jamaica, when the colonies were still peripheral to Britain. By the time he died in 1770, the colonies loomed large and were considered the source of Britain's growing global power. Beckford grew his fortune in Jamaica, but he spent most of his adult life in London, where he was elected Lord Mayor twice. As one of the few politicians to have experienced imperial growing pains on both sides of the Atlantic, his life offers a riveting look at how the expanding empire challenged existing political, social, and cultural norms
Caribbean history, culture, and politics · Colonialism, slavery, and trade · Historical Economic and Social Studies · History · 18th century · biography · Great britain · Jamaica · Landowners · London (england) · Mayors · Merchants · Politicians · politics and government · william Beckford (1760-1844)
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| Unique citing works | 5 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 1 |
| Citation span | 2021 - 2026 (6) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 5 |