A Floating Commonwealth: Politics, Culture, and Technology on Britain's Atlantic Coast, 1860-1930 by Christopher Harvie

A Floating Commonwealth: Politics, Culture, and Technology on Britain's Atlantic Coast, 1860-1930

Christopher Harvie

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This book is ideal for readers fascinated by the interplay of maritime history, industrial innovation, and cultural evolution in shaping modern societal and political landscapes.

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Christopher Harvie offers a new portrait of society and identity in high industrial Britain by focusing on the sea as connector, not barrier. Atlantic and 'inland sea' together, Harvie argues, created a 'floating commonwealth' of port cities and t...

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