Book/Printed Material The making of an imperial polity : civility and America in the Jacobean metropolis

Title

• The making of an imperial polity : civility and America in the Jacobean metropolis

Summary

• "The networks and spaces of information-exchange that fostered expansion come to life in Robert Cecil's testimony at Walter Ralegh's trial for treason in 1603. The jury accused Ralegh of possessing a seditious book written against the sovereignty of kings, one that had been kept from public view in the private study of the late lord treasurer William Cecil, Lord Burghley. Burghley's son Robert, James' secretary of state, suggested Ralegh may have stolen the book when visiting Burghley's study to consult his cosmographical works. Ralegh often visited their residence on the Strand, Cecil acknowledged. 'Sir Walter desired to search for some Cosmographycall descriptions of the West-Indies which he thought were in his study, and were not to be had in print, which he [Cecil] granted'. Before 'the bonds of his affection had been crackt', Cecil admitted, he had admired Ralegh, and supported his ventures to North America and Guiana"-- Provided by publisher.

Names

• Working, Lauren, 1985- author

Created / Published

• Cambridge, United Kingdom ; New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2020.

Contents

• Cultivation and the American project -- Colony as microcosm : Virginia and the metropolis -- Cannibalism and the politics of bloodshed -- Tobacco, consumption, and imperial intent -- Wit, sociability, and empire.

Headings

• -  Etiquette--England--History--17th century
• -  Imperialism--Public opinion--History--17th century
• -  Indians--Foreign public opinion, British--History--17th century
• -  Indians--History--17th century
• -  Public opinion--Great Britain--History--17th century
• -  England--Social life and customs--17th century
• -  Great Britain--Civilization--American influences
• -  Great Britain--Civilization--17th century
• -  Great Britain--Colonies--America--History--17th century
• -  Great Britain--Colonies--America--Public opinion--History--17th century
• -  Great Britain--Politics and government--1603-1625

Notes

• -  Revision of author's thesis (doctoral)--Durham University, 2015, titled Savagery and the state : incivility and America in Jacobean political discourse.
• -  Includes bibliographical references and index.
• -  Description based on print version record and CIP data provided by publisher; resource not viewed.

Medium

• 1 online resource

Call Number/Physical Location

• DA391

Digital Id

• https://hdl.loc.gov/loc.gdc/gdcebookspublic.2019028609

Library of Congress Control Number

• 2019028609

Rights Advisory

• Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/legalcode External

Access Advisory

• Unrestricted online access

Online Format

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• pdf

LCCN Permalink

• https://lccn.loc.gov/2019028609

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