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The global reach of empire : Britain's maritime expansion in the Indian and Pacific Oceans 1764-1814 / Alan Frost.

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ISBN	0522850502
Author	Frost, Alan, 1943-
Title	The global reach of empire : Britain's maritime expansion in the Indian and Pacific Oceans 1764-1814 / Alan Frost.
Publisher and/or associated date/s	Carlton, Vic. : Melbourne University Press, 2003.
Description	xiv, 383 p. : maps ; 24 cm.
Series	Second Miegunyah Press series no. 46
Bibliography	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Summary	In the second half of the eighteenth century, Britain sought to establish genuinely global trade for the first time in human history. Alan Frost explores seaborne discovery, strategy in wartime, and the infrastructure necessary to support far-flung maritime activity, colonisation and trade. Author is at La Trobe University, Melbourne.
Subjects	Sea-power -- Great Britain -- History
	Great Britain -- Colonies -- Asia
	Great Britain -- Colonies -- Oceania
	Indian Ocean Region -- Discovery and exploration
	Indian Ocean Region -- Colonisation
	Pacific Area -- Discovery and exploration
	Pacific Area -- Colonisation
Series	Miegunyah Press series no. 46.
Call number	EDWARDS 909.0964 FRO

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A00765358	EDWARDS 909.0964 FRO	Edwards Collection		. Not for Loan .