Religion and Governance in England’s Emerging Colonial Empire, 1601–1698
Smith, Haig Z.
Religion and Governance in England’s Emerging Colonial Empire, 1601–1698 - Springer Nature 2022 - 1 electronic resource (292 p.)
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This open access book explores the role of religion in England's overseas companies and the formation of English governmental identity abroad in the seventeenth century. Drawing on research into the Virginia, East India, Massachusetts Bay, Plymouth, New England and Levant Companies, it offers a comparative global assessment of the inextricable links between the formation of English overseas government and various models of religious governance across England's emerging colonial empire. While these approaches to governance varied from company to company, each sought to regulate the behaviour of their personnel, as well as the numerous communities and faiths which fell within their jurisdiction. This book provides a crucial reassessment of the seventeenth-century foundations of British imperial governance.
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English
978-3-030-70131-4 9783030701314
10.1007/978-3-030-70131-4 doi
European history
Colonialism & imperialism
History of religion
British & Irish history
Open access British Empire Colonialism Overseas trading companies Religious governance Imperial government
Religion and Governance in England’s Emerging Colonial Empire, 1601–1698 - Springer Nature 2022 - 1 electronic resource (292 p.)
Open Access
This open access book explores the role of religion in England's overseas companies and the formation of English governmental identity abroad in the seventeenth century. Drawing on research into the Virginia, East India, Massachusetts Bay, Plymouth, New England and Levant Companies, it offers a comparative global assessment of the inextricable links between the formation of English overseas government and various models of religious governance across England's emerging colonial empire. While these approaches to governance varied from company to company, each sought to regulate the behaviour of their personnel, as well as the numerous communities and faiths which fell within their jurisdiction. This book provides a crucial reassessment of the seventeenth-century foundations of British imperial governance.
Creative Commons
English
978-3-030-70131-4 9783030701314
10.1007/978-3-030-70131-4 doi
European history
Colonialism & imperialism
History of religion
British & Irish history
Open access British Empire Colonialism Overseas trading companies Religious governance Imperial government