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" The web of empire : "
Alison Games.
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BL
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1028228
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b782598
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| Main Entry
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Games, Alison,1963-
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| Title & Author
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The web of empire : : English cosmopolitans in an age of expansion, 1560-1660 /\ Alison Games.
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| Publication Statement
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Oxford ;New York :: Oxford University Press,, 2008.
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1 online resource (ix, 381 pages) :: illustrations, maps
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0199714835
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: 9780199714834
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0195335546
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9780195335545
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 303-363) and index.
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| Contents
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Before the grand tour: the domestication of travel -- The Mediterranean origins of the British Empire -- English overseas merchants in an expanding world of trade, 1590-1660 -- Virginia, 1607-1622 -- All the king's men: governors, consuls, and ambassadors, 1590-1650 -- Madagascar, 1635-1650 -- The cosmopolitan clergy, 1620-1660 -- Ireland, 1649-1660.
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In this work, Alison Games explores the period when England challenged dominion over the American continents, established new long-distance trade routes in the eastern Mediterranean and the East Indies, and emerged in the 17th century as an empire to reckon with.
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Imperialism-- History.
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British colonies.
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Civilization.
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Commerce.
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Diplomatic relations.
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HISTORY-- World.
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Imperialism.
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Great Britain, Civilization, 16th century.
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Great Britain, Civilization, 17th century.
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Great Britain, Colonies, History.
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Great Britain, Commerce, History, 16th century.
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Great Britain, Commerce, History, 17th century.
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Great Britain, Foreign relations, 1558-1603.
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Great Britain, Foreign relations, 1603-1688.
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Great Britain.
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Storbritannien, ekonomiska förhållanden, 1500-talet, 1600-talet.
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Storbritannien, kolonier, 1500-talet, 1600-talet.
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| Dewey Classification
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909/.0977124206
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DA16.G36 2008eb
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