The Web of Empire
Author | : Alison Games |
Publisher | : Oxford University Press |
Total Pages | : 394 |
Release | : 2009-11-12 |
ISBN-10 | : 9780199733385 |
ISBN-13 | : 0199733384 |
Rating | : 4/5 (384 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis The Web of Empire by : Alison Games
Download or read book The Web of Empire written by Alison Games and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2009-11-12 with total page 394 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How did England go from a position of inferiority to the powerful Spanish empire to achieve global pre-eminence? In this important work, Alison Games explores the period when England challenged dominion over the American continents, established new long-distance trade routes in the eastern Mediterranean and the East Indies, and emerged in the 17th century as an empire to reckon with.