2018 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
The British Empire in the Environmental History of the American Colonies
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17H07079
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Research Activity Start-up
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| Allocation Type | Single-year Grants |
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| Research Field |
History of Europe and America
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| Research Institution | Kyoritsu Women's University |
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Principal Investigator |
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| Project Period (FY) |
2017-08-25 – 2019-03-31
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| Keywords | 環境史 / 北米植民地 / イギリス帝国 / ポリティカル・エコノミー / 西洋史 / アメリカ史 / 植民 |
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| Outline of Final Research Achievements |
The purpose of this research project is to investigate the role of the British empire in the environmental history of the American colonies in terms of the political economy of empire. During the term, I published an article about the idea of colonization and imperial ideology of William Penn, the founder of the Pennsylvania Colony, written in English, and three book reviews on early American history. I also read papers at several conferences, including the paper for the panel "the new current of early American history" at the 43rd meeting of the Japanese Association for American History. Also, I conducted research trips investigating manuscripts and other materials at research libraries and archives in the United States during summer and spring recesses.
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| Free Research Field |
アメリカ史
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| Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements |
本研究の学術的意義は、近年英米で進展した近世イギリス帝国のポリティカル・エコノミーの視点を取り入れることによって、北米植民地の環境史研究における植民者の自然環境への態度をめぐる議論を、イギリス帝国の役割という観点から捉え直すことにある。イギリス帝国を環境に働きかける主体として認めることにより、スペイン領やフランス領と比較してイギリス領北米植民地の環境史の展開の普遍性と特殊性を明らかにできると共に、北米植民地の環境史をイギリス帝国環境史やグローバル環境史の研究成果に接続させることも可能となる。
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