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The Web of Empire: English Cosmopolitans in an Age of Expansion, 1560-1660

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How did England go from a position of inferiority to the powerful Spanish empire to succeed in global pre-eminence? On this vital second book, Alison Games, a colonial American historian, explores the period from 1560 to 1660, when England challenged dominion over the American continents, established new long-distance trade routes within the eastern Mediterranean and the East Indies, and emerged within the 17th century as an empire to reckon with. Games discusses such topics as the women and men who built the colonial enterprise, the political and fiscal factors that made such growth imaginable, and domestic politics that fueled commercial expansion. Her cast of characters includes soldiers and diplomats, merchants and mariners, ministers and colonists, governors and tourists, revealing the surprising breath of foreign experiences atypical English people had On this period. This book could also be odd in stretching outdoor Europe to include Africa, Asia, and the Middle East. A comparative imperial study and expansive world history, this book makes a lasting argument about the formative years of the English empire.

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