Damp Dominion: Meteorological Determinism and the Origins of the British Empire
Taken from the newly-published book by Dr. Nora Willoughby D.Phil. (Oxon.) The history of the British Empire has long been narrated through the familiar lenses of commerce, strategy, and ideology. Yet such explanations, however useful, obscure the primary and decisive factor: climate. It is my contention,indeed my conviction,that the British Empire arose, flourished, and persisted … Read more