Abigail Swingen

Publications

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Competing Visions of Empire: Labor, Slavery, and the Origins of the British Atlantic Empire
Abigail Swingen (Thom, 2011-12)

Abigail L. Swingen’s insightful study provides a new framework for understanding the origins of the British empire while exploring how England’s original imperial designs influenced contemporary English politics and debates about labor, economy, and overseas trade.