Beschreibung:
Peter Rushton is Professor of Historical Sociology at the University of Sunderland. He has published widely on aspects of the personal and social relations of early modern England, from witchcraft, welfare, to problems of marriage and family life.
The British and French in the Atlantic 1650-1800 provides a comprehensive history of this complex period and explores the contrasting worlds of the British and the French Empires as they strove to develop new societies in the Americas.
PART 1: Chapter 1. Introduction; Chapter 2. Exploration and Settlement; Chapter 3. New Societies; Chapter 4. Wars across the Atlantic; Chapter 5. Resistance, Rebellions and Revolutions; Chapter 6. Conclusion; PART 2: Chapter 7. Documents; Chapter 8. Further Reading and References