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Record Nr.

UNINA9910254786803321

Autore

McAleer John

Titolo

The Royal Navy and the British Atlantic World, c. 1750–1820 / / by John McAleer ; edited by John McAleer, Christer Petley

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London : , : Palgrave Macmillan UK : , : Imprint : Palgrave Macmillan, , 2016

ISBN

1-137-50765-9

Edizione

[1st ed. 2016.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (XI, 223 p. 9 illus., 6 illus. in color.)

Disciplina

941

Soggetti

Great Britain—History

Imperialism

Military history

Africa—History

United States—History

History of Britain and Ireland

Imperialism and Colonialism

History of Military

African History

US History

History

Atlantic Ocean Region History

Atlantic Ocean Region

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Includes index.

Sommario/riassunto

This book foregrounds the role of the Royal Navy in creating the British Atlantic in the eighteenth century. It outlines the closely entwined connections between the nurturing of naval supremacy, the politics of commercial protection, and the development of national and imperial identities – crucial factors in the consolidation and transformation of the British Atlantic empire. The collection brings together scholars working on aspects of the Royal Navy and the British Atlantic in order to gain a better understanding of the ways that the Navy protected,



facilitated, and shaped the British-Atlantic empire in the era of war, revolution, counter-revolution, and upheaval between the beginning of the Seven Years War and the end of the conflict with Napoleonic France. Contributions question the limits – conceptually and geographically – of that Atlantic world, suggesting that, by considering the Royal Navy and the British Atlantic together, we can gain greater insights into Britain’s maritime history.