Empire, The Sea and Global History

DAVID CANNADINE is the Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother Professor of British History at the Institute of Historical Research, University of London, UK. He is also a regular broadcaster on television and radio in the United Kingdom.

• Introduction; D.Cannadine Britain, the Sea, the Empire, the World; F.Fernandez-Armesto Empire, Europe and British Naval Power; S.Conway Empire and British Identity: the Maritime Dimension; P.J.Marshall Cargoes: the Trade in Luxuries from Asia to Europe; M.Berg Maritime Networks and the Making of Knowledge; R.Drayton Instruments, Surveys and Maritime Empire; S.Schaffer Black Experience in Britain's Maritime World, 1763-1833; P.D.Morgan Gender and Empire; C.Hall