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Pages: 415
Authors: Ian Kenneth Steele
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This study sets out to overcome the curious prejudice that the ocean is a barrier rather than a means of communication, demonstrating this with regard to the En
English Atlantics Revisited
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Pages: 557
Authors: Nancy L. Rhoden
Categories: History
Type: BOOK - Published: 2007-08-09 - Publisher: McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP

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Ian K. Steele's pioneering work in imperial and early North American history was a pivotal contribution to the establishment of Atlantic history as a field. His
A Nation Transformed by Information
Language: en
Pages: 420
Authors: Alfred D. Chandler Jr.
Categories: Business & Economics
Type: BOOK - Published: 2000-08-10 - Publisher: Oxford University Press

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This book makes the startling case that North Americans were getting on the "information highway" as early as the 1700's, and have been using it as a critical b
White Creole Culture, Politics and Identity During the Age of Abolition
Language: en
Pages: 266
Authors: David Lambert
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Gentlemanly Capitalism, Imperialism and Global History
Language: en
Pages: 274
Authors: S. Akita
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Type: BOOK - Published: 2002-10-31 - Publisher: Springer

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British imperial history can now be seen as a bridge to global history. This study tries to renew the debate on British imperialism by combining Western and Asi