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Ireland in the Virginian Sea: Colonialism in the British Atlantic
Audrey J. Horning
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Description for Ireland in the Virginian Sea: Colonialism in the British Atlantic
Paperback. Series: Published for the Omohundro Institute of Early American History and Culture, Williamsburg, Virginia. Num Pages: 408 pages, 33 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1DBR; HBJD1; HBTB; HBTQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 158 x 269 x 27. Weight in Grams: 628.
In the late sixteenth century, the English started expanding westward, establishing control over parts of neighboring Ireland as well as exploring and later colonizing distant North America. Audrey Horning deftly examines the relationship between British colonization efforts in both locales, depicting their close interconnection as fields for colonial experimentation. Focusing on the Ulster Plantation in the north of Ireland and the Jamestown settlement in the Chesapeake, she challenges the notion that Ireland merely served as a testing ground for British expansion into North America. Horning instead analyzes the people, financial networks, and information that circulated through and connected English plantations ... Read more
In the late sixteenth century, the English started expanding westward, establishing control over parts of neighboring Ireland as well as exploring and later colonizing distant North America. Audrey Horning deftly examines the relationship between British colonization efforts in both locales, depicting their close interconnection as fields for colonial experimentation. Focusing on the Ulster Plantation in the north of Ireland and the Jamestown settlement in the Chesapeake, she challenges the notion that Ireland merely served as a testing ground for British expansion into North America. Horning instead analyzes the people, financial networks, and information that circulated through and connected English plantations ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
The University of North Carolina Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Series
Published for the Omohundro Institute of Early American History and Culture, Williamsburg, Virginia
Condition
New
Weight
627 g
Number of Pages
408
Place of Publication
Chapel Hill, United States
ISBN
9781469633473
SKU
V9781469633473
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About Audrey J. Horning
Audrey Horning is professor of archaeology and director of research for Past Cultural Change at Queen's University Belfast. This is her fifth book.
Reviews for Ireland in the Virginian Sea: Colonialism in the British Atlantic
Meticulous, thoughtful, and a welcome contribution.-H-War [A] wide-ranging and illuminating study of colonialism in the British Atlantic.-Journal of Colonialism and Colonial History A compelling, nuanced, richly detailed and solidly documented investigation of colonialism, colonizers, and the colonized.-Journal of the North Carolina Association of Historians Horning's larger conclusions will surely generate productive ... Read more