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An evocative exploration of the impact of the Mediterranean on British culture, ranging from the mid-eighteenth century to today

New enlarged edition, includes new chapter Revival.

A narrative of Britain's military and cultural ties with the Mediterranean Sea. Evoking the conflicts and contrasts between British and local societies caught up in dramatic events, as well as their mutual resilience under pressure, it charts the British experience in the Mediterranean in the age of empire.