Imperial dialogue in North America during the second half of the eighteenth century: a proposal for an analytical framework

The European Atlantic empires did not develop in isolation but rather under a constant dialogue. A dialogue that took place from the very beginning of the European presence in the America but that intensified during the last half of the eighteenth century, when these empires underwent processes of d...

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Published inJournal of Iberian and Latin-American studies Vol. 24; no. 2; pp. 215 - 225
Main Author Quintero Saravia, Gonzalo M.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Routledge 04.05.2018
Subjects
British empire eighteenth century
comparative history
entangled histories
French empire eighteenth century
imperial competition
Imperial dialogue
imperial emulation
negotiated authority
Spanish empire eighteenth century
spies
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Summary:The European Atlantic empires did not develop in isolation but rather under a constant dialogue. A dialogue that took place from the very beginning of the European presence in the America but that intensified during the last half of the eighteenth century, when these empires underwent processes of deep reforms. The aim of the present paper is to offer an analytical framework which could be used as a device in order to navigate the complexities of this imperial dialogue.
ISSN:1470-1847
1469-9524
DOI:10.1080/14701847.2018.1492328