The Expansion Of England: Two Courses Of Lectures
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Edition: repr., 12th thousand
Condition remarks:
Book: Acceptable
Jacket: No dust jacket - some marks on spine and corners
Pages: Good
Markings: Reading copy with markings
Condition remarks: Boards - fair; light bumping on corners; frayed spine. Binding - shaky. Text - foxing on prelims and book block; some markings in grey lead.
A landmark work of Victorian imperial history and political thought, The Expansion of England presents the argument that the growth of the British Empire was not a series of accidental conquests but a coherent and purposeful national development that demands serious historical study. Delivered originally as university lectures, the work argues with compelling clarity that England's true history cannot be understood without accounting for its overseas expansion, particularly in India and North America. Seeley instructs his audience to view the empire not as a burden or an anomaly, but as the natural extension of the English state and people across the globe. Written in a measured yet persuasive academic tone, the text challenges readers to reconsider the relationship between history, national identity, and political destiny. Enormously influential upon its publication in 1883, it remains an essential primary source for understanding the intellectual foundations of British imperialism and the era's confident, expansionist worldview.
Author: J. R. Seeley
Format: Hardback
Published: 1886, Macmillan and Co.
Genre: British & Irish history
Edition: repr., 12th thousand
Condition remarks:
Book: Acceptable
Jacket: No dust jacket - some marks on spine and corners
Pages: Good
Markings: Reading copy with markings
Condition remarks: Boards - fair; light bumping on corners; frayed spine. Binding - shaky. Text - foxing on prelims and book block; some markings in grey lead.
A landmark work of Victorian imperial history and political thought, The Expansion of England presents the argument that the growth of the British Empire was not a series of accidental conquests but a coherent and purposeful national development that demands serious historical study. Delivered originally as university lectures, the work argues with compelling clarity that England's true history cannot be understood without accounting for its overseas expansion, particularly in India and North America. Seeley instructs his audience to view the empire not as a burden or an anomaly, but as the natural extension of the English state and people across the globe. Written in a measured yet persuasive academic tone, the text challenges readers to reconsider the relationship between history, national identity, and political destiny. Enormously influential upon its publication in 1883, it remains an essential primary source for understanding the intellectual foundations of British imperialism and the era's confident, expansionist worldview.