| Description |
xvi, 392 pages : maps ; 25 cm |
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Gender group: gdr Men lcdgt |
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Nationality/regional group: nat Britons lcdgt |
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Occupational/field of activity group: occ University and college faculty members lcdgt |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 309-368) and index. |
| Summary |
A powerful account of how the complex mercantile and military relationships between the British, Dutch, and American territories made the Industrial Revolution possible. Between 1500 and 1800, the North Sea region overtook the Mediterranean as the most dynamic part of the world. At its core the Anglo-Dutch relationship intertwined close alliance and fierce antagonism to intense creative effect. But a precondition for the Industrial Revolution was also the establishment in British North America of a unique type of colony-for the settlement of people and culture, rather than the extraction of commodities. England's republican revolution of 1649-53 was a spectacular attempt to change social, political, and moral life in the direction pioneered by the Dutch. In this powerfully written account, Jonathan Scott argues that it was also a turning point in world history. In its wake, competition with the Dutch transformed the military-fiscal and naval resources of the British state. Within the resulting navy-protected Anglo-American trading monopoly, the demographic and commercial vibrancy of British North America played a crucial role in triggering the Industrial Revolution. |
| Contents |
List of maps -- Introduction -- Prologue -- The Anglo-Dutch-American archipelago -- part 1. Anglo-Dutch-American early modernity. The first Industrial revolution ; A geography of invention, 1500-1600 ; The west coast of the North Sea ; Sea of thoughts ; The storm, 1618-49 -- part 2. The Anglo-Dutch revolution. The Anglo-Dutch republic, 1649-53 ; The republic was an empire ; The empire was unique ; Isle of pines ; The revolution completed,1672-1702 -- part 3. Archipelagic state formation. A maritime monarchy ; Archipelagic state formation, 1578-1783 ; Anglo-Dutch-American enlightenment ; An empire of customers ; Cultures of invention -- Conclusion. 1649: Revolutionary turnpike -- Endnotes -- Bibliography -- Index. |
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Industrial revolution -- History.
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Revolutions -- History.
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Great Britain -- Commerce -- Netherlands.
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Netherlands -- Commerce -- Great Britain.
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Great Britain -- Commerce -- United States.
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United States -- Commerce -- Great Britain.
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Commerce (OCoLC)fst00869279
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Industrial revolution (OCoLC)fst00971658
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Revolutions (OCoLC)fst01096737
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Great Britain (OCoLC)fst01204623
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Netherlands (OCoLC)fst01204034
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United States (OCoLC)fst01204155
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Aufstand (DE-588)4003554-2
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Kolonie (DE-588)4031790-0
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Industrialisierung (DE-588)4026776-3
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Großbritannien (DE-588)4022153-2
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Niederlande (DE-588)4042203-3
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Nordamerika (DE-588)4042483-2
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Revolució industrial.
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Gran Bretanya -- Comerç -- Estats Units d'Amèrica.
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Estats Units d'Amèrica -- Comerç -- Gran Bretanya.
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Països Baixos -- Comerç -- Gran Bretanya.
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Gran Bretanya -- Comerç -- Països Baixos.
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| Genre/Form |
History (OCoLC)fst01411628
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| ISBN |
9780300243598 (hardback) |
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0300243596 (hardback) |
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