Geoffrey Plank

Rebellion and Savagery

The Jacobite Rising of 1745 and the British Empire

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

"Rebellion and Savagery" examines the Jacobite Rising of 1745 and its aftermath on an imperial scale. The event marked a turning point in the fortunes of the British Empire by creating a new political interest in favor of aggressive imperialism and also by sparking discussion of how the British should promote market-based economic relations in order to integrate indigenous peoples within their empire.

Produktdetails

• Early American Studies
• Verlag: University of Pennsylvania Press
• Seitenzahl: 272
• Erscheinungstermin: 22. November 2005
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 231mm x 157mm x 25mm
• Gewicht: 546g
• ISBN-13: 9780812238983
• ISBN-10: 0812238982
• Artikelnr.: 22238988

Autorenporträt

Geoffrey Plank

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction
PART I. THE RESPONSE TO THE CRISIS
Chapter 1. Rebellion: Criminal Prosecution and the Jacobite Soldiers
Chapter 2. Savagery: Military Execution and the Inhabitants of the
Highlands
Chapter 3. The 1745 Crisis in the Empire
PART II. CUMBERLAND'S ARMY AND THE WORLD
Chapter 4. Cumberland's Army in Scotland
Chapter 5. Cumberland's Army in the Mediterranean
Chapter 6. Cumberland's Army in North America
Epilogue: Cumberland's Death and the End of the Officers' Careers
Notes
Index
Acknowledgments