William Robertson (1721–1793) was a leading historical figure of the eighteenth-century Enlightenment and one of the triumvirate of historians, along with David Hume and Edward Gibbon, who profoundly shaped the European consciousness. His great histories of Scotland, Europe, America and India represented a steadily expanding vision of European and world history. It was a 'grand narrative' comprising the emergence of Britain, the development of the European system of independent nation states, the growth of the European empire in the Americas, and the beginnings of the European empire in India. This book, William Robertson and the Expansion of Empire, contains contributions from a number of distinguished historians and literary scholars who explore aspects of Robertson's intellectual achievements. However, particular attention is paid to Robertson's treatment of the theme of empire and European expansion.
| ISBN: | 9780521060639 |
| Publication date: | 24th April 2008 |
| Author: | Stewart J University of Edinburgh Brown |
| Publisher: | Cambridge University Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 296 pages |
| Series: | Ideas in Context |
| Genres: |
European history History of ideas |
William Robertson (1721–1793) was a leading historical figure of the eighteenth-century Enlightenment and one of the triumvirate of historians, along with David Hume and Edward Gibbon, who profoundly shaped the European consciousness. His great histories of Scotland, Europe, America and India represented a steadily expanding vision of European and world history. It was a 'grand narrative' comprising the emergence of Britain, the development of the European system of independent nation states, the growth of the European empire in the Americas, and the beginnings of the European empire in India. This book, William Robertson and the Expansion of Empire, contains contributions from a number of distinguished historians and literary scholars who explore aspects of Robertson's intellectual achievements. However, particular attention is paid to Robertson's treatment of the theme of empire and European expansion.
William Robertson and the Expansion of Empire features in the following genres: European history, History of ideas
William Robertson and the Expansion of Empire is available in Paperback
William Robertson and the Expansion of Empire was written by Stewart J University of Edinburgh Brown and published by Cambridge University Press
William Robertson and the Expansion of Empire has 296 pages
Yes it is part of Ideas in Context series
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