Britain and America Since Independence

ISBN-13: 9780333672358 / Angielski / Twarda / 2017 / 249 str.

Howard Temperley

Opis

When the War of Independence ended in 1783 many doubted Americans' ability to build a nation. Today the United States occupies a position comparable to that of Britain at the zenith of its power. Britain and America since Independence deals with Anglo-American relations in the widest sense. It shows how the transfer of hegemony from the British Empire to the United States affected the way Britons and Americans viewed one another, and its effect on the evolving cultural, economic, and political connections between the two countries.

Spis treści

Introduction.- The Colonial Legacy.- Troubled Times: 1783-1815.- Political Rivalries and Cultural Affinities: 1815-1865.- Rapprochement: 1866-1914.- The Great Divide: 1914-1920.- The Inter-War Years.- World War II and the Grand Alliance.- Britain, America and the Cold War.- Between America and the European Union.- Notes.- Bibliography.- Index.

O autorze

HOWARD TEMPERLEY is Emeritus Professor of American Studies at the University of East Anglia. He also teaches a course on Britain and America at the University of London's Institute of United States Studies.

Blurb

When the War of Independence ended in 1783, many doubted the ability of Americans to build a nation. Today the United States occupies a position comparable to that of Britain at the zenith of its power.

Britain and America since Independence deals with Anglo-American relations in the widest sense. It shows how the transfer of hegemony from the British Empire to the United States affected the way Britons and Americans viewed one another, and its effect on the evolving social, economic and political connections between the two countries.

Inspite of political separation, geographical distance, and intermittent periods of hostility, the British have never regarded Americans as 'foreigners'. Americans, in turn, have looked to Britain as the source of their language and culture. Nevertheless, as Howard Temperley shows in this far-ranging study of the two societies, these affinities have often given rise to misunderstanding and confusion - as in the current conflict between Britain's allegiance to the 'special relationship', and America's belief that the future of Britain lies in Europe.