The discovery of islands
essays in British history
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Author
Publication
2005 - Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, UK, England
Language
English
Word Count
86,000 words, Guess
Page Count
344 pages
Identifiers
- Open LibraryOL3424561M
- ISBN-100521850959
- OCLC Control Number60359559
- OCLC Control Numberdiscoveryislands00poco
- Library of Congress Control Number2005047509
and 2 more
- LibraryThing352266
- Goodreads486072
Classifications
- DDC941
- LCCDA16 .P66 2005
Description
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 history and the author's New Zealand heritage inform this vision, presenting British history as oceanic and global, complementing (and occasionally criticising) the presentation of that history as European. Professor Pocock's interpretation of British history has been hugely influential in recent years, making The Discovery of Islands a resource of immense value for historians of Britain and the world.
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Other Editions
- The discovery of islands: essays in British history
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