Britain and the American Revolution

ISBN-13: 9781138140189 / Angielski / Twarda / 2016 / 296 str.

H. T. Dickinson

Opis

This is the first modern study to focus on the British dimension of the American Revolution across its whole span from its origins to the Declaration of Independence in 1776 and its aftermath. Leading UK and US scholars explore every aspect of the subject; from Britain's problems in governing the American colonies including the reaction of the British public to the American Revolution and its impact in Ireland, to the consequences of the eventual loss of America. Throughout, it emphasises the European and global dimensions of the conflict. Essential reading for anyone interested in the American Revolution itself and in the dynamics of European power politics in the late eighteenth century.

Spis treści

Introduction
H.T. Dickinson

1. Britain and the Administration of the American Colonies
Keith Mason

2. Governmental Policy and the American Crisis 1760-1776
John Derry

3. Britain's Imperial Sovereignty: The Ideological Case against the American Colonies
H.T. Dickinson

4. The Parliamentary Opposition to the Government's American Policy 1760-1782
Frank O'Gorman

5. The British Public and the American Revolution: Ideology, Interest and Opinion.
James E. Bradley

6. British governments and the conduct of the American War
Stephen Conway

7. Britain as a European Great Power in the Age of the American Revolution
H.M. Scott

8. The Impact of the American Revolution on Ireland
Neil Longley York

9. The Loss of America
John Cannon

Notes on Contributors
Further Reading
Index

O autorze

H. T. Dickinson