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British Discovery Literature and the Rise of Global Commerce

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This title examines how, between 1680 and 1800, British maritime travellers became both friends and foes of the commercial state. These nomadic characters report on remote parts of the globe in the twin contexts of an increasingly powerful imperial state and an emerging world economy. Examining voyage narratives by William Dampler, Daniel Defoe, Jonathan Swift, Tobias Smollett, Samuel Johnson, James Cook, and William Bligh, Neill demonstrates how the transformation of travellers from nomadic outlaws into civil subjects, and vice versa, takes place against the political economic backdrop of commercial expansion.

Synopsis:

British Discovery Literature and the Rise of Global Commerce examines how, between 1680 and 1800, British maritime travelers became both friends and foes of the commercial state. Examining voyage narratives by William Dampler, Daniel Defoe, Jonathan Swift, Tobias Smollett, Samuel Johnson, James Cook, and William Bligh, Neill demonstrates how the transformation of travelers from nomadic outlaws into civil subjects, and vice versa, takes place against the political-economic backdrop of commercial expansion.

Synopsis:

British Discovery Literature and the Rise of Global Commerce examines how, between 1680 and 1800, British maritime travelers became both friends and foes of the commercial state. Examining voyage narratives by William Dampler, Daniel Defoe, Jonathan Swift, Tobias Smollett, Samuel Johnson, James Cook, and William Bligh, Neill demonstrates how the transformation of travelers from nomadic outlaws into civil subjects, and vice versa, takes place against the political-economic backdrop of commercial expansion.
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About the Author

Anna Neill is Assistant Professor of English at the University of Kansas.
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Table of Contents

Introduction: Commerce, Society and the Sea Voyage * Buccaneer Ethnography: Nature, Culture, and State in the Journal of William Dampier * International Trade and Individual Enterprise: Defoe's Maritime Adventures * Swift and the Geographers: Race, Space and Merchant Capital in Gulliver's Travels * Roderick Random, Rasselas, and the Currents of Fancy * South Seas Trade and the Character of Captains * Conclusion: Globalization and Homelessness
Introduction: Commerce, Society and the Sea Voyage * Buccaneer Ethnography: Nature, Culture, and State in the Journal of William Dampier * International Trade and Individual Enterprise: Defoe's Maritime Adventures * Swift and the Geographers: Race, Space and Merchant Capital in Gulliver's Travels * Roderick Random, Rasselas, and the Currents of Fancy * South Seas Trade and the Character of Captains * Conclusion: Globalization and Homelessness

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Product Details

ISBN:
9780333973745
Author:
Neill, Anna
Publisher:
Palgrave Macmillan
Location:
Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire
Subject:
Great britain
Subject:
History
Subject:
English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh
Subject:
Explorers
Subject:
International trade
Subject:
Merchant marine
Subject:
Merchants
Subject:
Travelers' writings, English.
Subject:
International - General
Subject:
Great Britain
Subject:
Europe - Great Britain - General
Series Volume:
10
Publication Date:
20020803
Binding:
HC
Language:
English
Illustrations:
Yes
Pages:
240
Dimensions:
8.84x5.54x.84 in. 1.07 lbs.
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