The Ideological Origins of the British Empire
- ISBN-10
- 0521789788
- ISBN-13
- 9780521789783
- Category
- History
- Pages
- 239
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2000-09-04
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Author
- David Armitage
Description
Comprehensive history of British conceptions of empire from the 1540s to the 1740s.
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