| Description |
1 online resource (x, 433 pages) : illustrations |
| Contents |
Cover -- The Idea of Europe and the Origins of the American Revolution -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Preface -- Contents -- List of Illustrations -- List of Tables -- List of Abbreviations -- Note on Sources -- INTRODUCTION -- 1 'The Venerable Head': The Reflections of Ezra Stiles -- PROLOGUE: The Neighbour's House, 1533-1775 -- 2 'The Rose of Sharon': The English and the Peace of Christendom -- 'The Liberty of Christendom' -- 'A Holy Asylum' -- 'What Can Be Hoped For?' -- 3 'Peace and Tranquillity': The System of Europe in British Grand Strategy -- 'The General Interest of Europe' |
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'A Just Balance of Power' -- 'The Expectation of a Universal Monarchy' -- 4 'The Temper of the People': Public Politics in British America -- 'The Current News' -- The Best Service of the People' -- 'The American Mind' -- PART I: THE LIBERTIES OF EUROPE, 1740-1763 -- 5 'Giving Peace to Europe': Colonial Whigs and the Balance of Power -- 'Freedom's Juster Claim' -- 'Matters of Thankfulness' -- We May Look on All These Victories as Our Own' -- 6 'The Patron of Mankind': Geopolitics and Colonial Nationalism -- 'Let the British Lion be Roused' -- 'The Arbiter of Europe' |
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'Of Whatever Sect or Nation' -- 7 'In a National Light': War and the Ethics of Imperial Politics -- 'The True English Spirit' -- The Glorious Cause' -- 'The Victors Mourn' -- PART II: A BRITISH EMPIRE, 1763-1776 -- 8 'Magna Britannia': European Crisis, British Isolation, and Colonial Longing -- 'One Universal Despotism' -- Blow Up the Coals' -- 9 'The Asylum of Liberty': Universal Monarchy and American Nationhood -- 'The Next Universal Monarchy' -- 'A Single Rod of Earth' -- 'National Truth and Honour' -- 10 'Arbitress of the Universe: 'Empires, Futures, and Revolutionary Geopolitics |
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'A Grand Commercial Interest' -- 'A Perfectly Free People' -- 'The Road to Glory' -- CONCLUSION -- 11 'Events Abroad': America Between Two Worlds -- Bibliography of Primary Sources -- Index |
| Summary |
In this path-breaking new history of early America, the imperial crisis, and the American Revolution, D. H. Robinson traces the formative impact of ideas about Europe and Europeanness on British-American politics and identity, touching on everything from international relations and nationalism, to news media and poetry |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on September 28, 2020) |
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British colonies
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Politics and government
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United States -- History -- Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85140131
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Great Britain -- History -- 1660-1714. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85056802
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Great Britain -- History -- 1714-1837. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85056813
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Great Britain -- Colonies -- America -- History -- 17th century
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Europe -- Politics and government -- 1517-1648. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85045737
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Europe -- Politics and government -- 1648-1715. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85045739
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America
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Europe
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Great Britain
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United States
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| Genre/Form |
History
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9780191895432 |
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0191895431 |
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9780192607881 |
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019260788X |
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9780192607874 |
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0192607871 |
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