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Human Empire investigates the crucial role of mobility and demographic thinking in constructing the British Atlantic world between 1500 and 1800. Ted McCormick argues that understanding population movement, migration patterns, and demographic discourse is essential to comprehending early modern imperialism and colonial expansion.
The book traces how British thinkers conceptualized human mobility, settlement, and population growth as central to imperial ambitions. McCormick demonstrates that demographic thought was not merely a byproduct of empire but actively shaped colonial policies, trade networks, and territorial claims across the Atlantic.
Through careful analysis of political writings, economic treatises, and colonial documents, this work reveals how mobility became intertwined with broader notions of progress, civilization, and British identity. The study contributes to our understanding of how intellectual frameworks supported the construction and justification of European dominance in the Atlantic world.
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