An Empire Transformed: Remolding Bodies and Landscapes in the Restoration Atlantic

by Kate Luce Mulry

Examines the efforts to bring political order to the English empire through projects of environmental improvement

When Charles II ascended the English throne in 1660 after two decades of civil war, he was confronted with domestic disarray and a sprawling empire in chaos. His government sought to assert control and affirm the King's sovereignty by touting his stewardship of both England's land and the improvement of his subjects' health...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1479895261
• ISBN13: 9781479895267
• Release Date: January 2021
• Publisher: New York University Press
• Length: 376 Pages
• Weight: 1.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.4" x 6.3" x 9.1"