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This pioneering comparative study of British imperialism in the
Atlantic and Indian Ocean worlds draws on the perspectives of
British newcomers overseas and their native hosts, metropolitan
officials and corporate enterprises, migrants and settlers. Leading
scholars examine the divergences and commonalities in the legal and
economic regimes that allowed Britain to project imperium across
the globe. They explore the nature of sovereignty and law,
governance and regulation, diplomacy, military relations and
commerce, shedding new light on the processes of expansion that
influenced the making of empire. While acknowledging the
distinctions and divergences in imperial endeavours in Asia and the
Americas - not least in terms of the size of indigenous
populations, technical and cultural differences, and approaches to
indigenous polities - this book argues that these differences must
be seen in the context of what Britons overseas shared, including
constitutional principles, claims of sovereignty, disciplinary
regimes and military attitudes.
In examining the history of northeastern North America in the
seventeenth and eighteen centuries, it is important to take into
account diverse influences and experiences. Not only was the
relationship between native inhabitants and colonial settlers a
defining characteristic of Acadia/Nova Scotia and New England in
this era, but it was also a relationship shaped by wider
continental and oceanic connections.
The essays in this volume deal with topics such as colonial
habitation, imperial exchange, and aboriginal engagement, all of
which were pervasive phenomena of the time. John G. Reid argues
that these were complicated processes that interacted freely with
one another, shaping the human experience at different times and
places. Northeastern North America was an arena of distinctive
complexities in the early modern period, and this collection uses
it as an example of a manageable and logical basis for historical
study. Reid also explores the significance of anniversary
observances and commemorations that have served as vehicles of
reflection on the lasting implications of historical developments
in the early modern period. These and other insights amount to a
fresh perspective on the region and offer a deeper understanding of
North American history.
Born in 1651 in what is now Maine, William Phips became a sea
captain out of Boston, an adventurer in search of Spanish treasure
in the Caribbean. He captured and plundered Port Royal in Acadia,
now Nova Scotia, and led an unsuccessful expedition against Quebec
in 1690. He became the first royal governor of Massachusetts in
1692, put an end to the Salem witchcraft trials, and negotiated a
treaty with the native Wabanaki.
This biography presents a well-rounded picture of Phips, one
that looks at all phases of his colourful career. He was an unusual
figure among colonial governors, and his very uniqueness, as well
as his difficulties as governor, help us to understand the politics
and society of New England during his era. Helped and hindered by
his obscure origins, Phips struggled for advancement, and his
struggle illustrates the fluid nature of the British Empire in the
late seventeenth century.
Phips's life was left unexplored by scholars for the past
seventy years. The New England Knight reconstructs his career using
contemporary material that brings life and immediacy to the
narrative. It interacts with recent studies in colonial, imperial,
aboriginal, and marine history to set Phips's eventful life in
context.
This pioneering comparative study of British imperialism in the
Atlantic and Indian Ocean worlds draws on the perspectives of
British newcomers overseas and their native hosts, metropolitan
officials and corporate enterprises, migrants and settlers. Leading
scholars examine the divergences and commonalities in the legal and
economic regimes that allowed Britain to project imperium across
the globe. They explore the nature of sovereignty and law,
governance and regulation, diplomacy, military relations and
commerce, shedding new light on the processes of expansion that
influenced the making of empire. While acknowledging the
distinctions and divergences in imperial endeavours in Asia and the
Americas - not least in terms of the size of indigenous
populations, technical and cultural differences, and approaches to
indigenous polities - this book argues that these differences must
be seen in the context of what Britons overseas shared, including
constitutional principles, claims of sovereignty, disciplinary
regimes and military attitudes.
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