The Discovery of Islands

by J.G.A. Pocock

Book Overview

The Discovery of Islands consists of a series of linked essays in British history, written by one of the world's leading historians of political thought and published over the past three decades. Its purpose is to present British history as that of several nations interacting with - and sometimes seceding from - an imperial state. The commentary presents this history as that of an archipelago, expanding across oceans to the Antipodes. Both New Zealand...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B007YZXL2S
• ISBN13: 9780521616454
• Release Date: September 2005
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 358 Pages
• Weight: 1.28 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.9" x 8.9"