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Sea-power made the British Empire what it was: without sea-power there would have been no empire, or at least no empire in the form it actually took. In this masterful analysis of the role of the sea in the history of the British Empire, Jeremy Black follows in the tradition of classic works by C. R. Boxer on the Dutch and Portuguese seaborne empires and by J. H. Perry on the Spanish seaborne empire. Black considers how the ocean affected British exploration, defence, trade, commerce, and the navy, as well as the attitudes and perceptions of the British people themselves. The book covers the process of imperial expansion, the decline of the Empire, and the role of the navy in the post-imperial age. Attractively illustrated and wide in scope, the book demonstrates the profound influence that proximity to the sea has exerted on virtually every aspect of British history and culture.

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Book category Books in English Humanities History Regional & national history

• Full title: British Seaborne Empire
• Author: Professor Jeremy Black
• Language: English
• Binding: Hardback
• Number of pages: 432
• EAN: 9780300103861
• ISBN: 0300103867
• ID: 04875229
• Publisher: Yale University Press
• Weight: 908 g
• Dimensions: 239 × 163 × 38 mm
• Date of publishing: 10. September 2004

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