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Book SynopsisIn the late sixteenth century, the English started expanding westward, establishing control over parts of neighbouring Ireland as well as exploring and later colonizing distant North America. Audrey Horning deftly examines the relationship between British colonization efforts in both locales, depicting their close interconnection as fields for colonial experimentation.
Trade ReviewMeticulous, thoughtful, and a welcome contribution.-H-War
[A] wide-ranging and illuminating study of colonialism in the British Atlantic.-
Journal of Colonialism and Colonial HistoryA compelling, nuanced, richly detailed and solidly documented investigation of colonialism, colonizers, and the colonized.-
Journal of the North Carolina Association of HistoriansHorning's larger conclusions will surely generate productive study and debate.-
Journal of British StudiesGenerate[s] a provocative, new perspective on the old debate of Ireland as a colonial model for developing Jamestown.-
Southern HistorianBold and challenging.-
Jrnl of Southern HistoryIn producing this accessible yet sophisticated account of two overlapping but distinct colonial enterprises, Horning offers a subtle interpretation of the complex early modern English plantation experience.-
American Historical ReviewUsefully encourages us to add complexity to often-simplified understandings of cultural conflict.-
Journal of Interdisciplinary HistoryA remarkable, creative work that uncovers and illumines. . . . Essential. Upper-division undergraduates and above.-
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