 | Rebellion and Savagery: The Jacobite Rising of 1745 and the British Empire Subjects: Jacobite Rebellion 1745–1746; Great Britain -- Colonies -- History -- 18th century; Scotland -- History -- 18th century; Jacobites; Rebellion and Savagery examines the Jacobite Rising of 1745 and its aftermath on an imperial scale. The event marked a turning point in the fortunes of the British Empire by creating a new political interest in favor of aggressive imperialism and also by sparking discussion of how the British should promote market-based economic relations in order to integrate indigenous peoples within their empire. Geoffrey Plank is Associate Professor of History at the University of Cincinnati and author of An Unsettled Conquest: The British Campaign Against the Peoples of Acadia, also published by the University of Pennsylvania Press. |
