The Eighteenth Century

by Peter James Marshall

Book Overview

Volume II of the Oxford History of the British Empire examines the history of British worldwide expansion from the Glorious Revolution of 1689 to the end of the Napoleonic Wars, a crucial phase in the creation of the modern British Empire. This was the age of General Wolfe, Clive of India, and Captain Cook. The international team of experts deploys the latest scholarly research to trace and analyze development and expansion over more than a century...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0199246777
• ISBN13: 9780199246779
• Release Date: September 2001
• Publisher: OUP Oxford
• Length: 664 Pages
• Weight: 1.93 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 6.4" x 9.2"