Republic and empire : crisis, revolution, and America's early independence / Trevor Burnard and Andrew Jackson O'Shaughnessy.
| Author/creator | Burnard, Trevor, 1960- author. |
| Other author | O'Shaughnessy, Andrew Jackson, author. |
| Format | Book |
| Publication | New Haven : Yale University Press, [2025] |
| Copyright Date | ©2025 |
| Description | 312 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm |
| Subjects |
| Portion of title | Crisis, revolution, and America's early independence |
| Contents | Introduction: The American Revolution as an Imperial Event -- Part 1: Causes of the American Revolution. The Seven Years' War and the New Empire ; British Imperial Policy ; Empire of coercion ; Settlers and Indigenous Peoples -- Part 2: The War and Its Effects. The Loyal Colonies ; The War of Empires ; Imperial futures. |
| Abstract | "A fresh look at the American Revolution as a major global event. At the time of the American Revolution (1765-83), the British Empire had colonies in India, Africa, the Caribbean, the Pacific, Canada, Ireland, and Gibraltar. The thirteen rebellious American colonies accounted for half of the total number of provinces in the British world in 1776. What of the loyal half? Why did some of Britain's subjects feel so aggrieved that they wanted to establish a new system of government, while others did not rebel? In this authoritative history, Trevor Burnard and Andrew Jackson O'Shaughnessy show that understanding the long-term causes of the American Revolution requires a global view. As much as it was an event in the history of the United States, the American Revolution was an imperial event produced by the upheavals of managing a far-flung set of imperial possessions during a turbulent period of reform. By looking beyond the familiar borders of the Revolution and considering colonies that did not rebel; Quebec, Nova Scotia, Bermuda, India, the British Caribbean, Senegal, and Ireland; Burnard and O'Shaughnessy go beyond the republican, liberal, and democratic aspects of the emerging American nation, providing a broader history that transcends what we think we know about the Revolution."; from the inside front flap. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Genre/form | History |
| Genre/form | Instructional and educational works. |
| Genre/form | Informational works. |
| Genre/form | Matériel d'éducation et de formation. |
| Genre/form | Documents d'information. |
| ISBN | 9780300280180 |
| ISBN | 0300280181 hardcover |
| ISBN | electronic book |
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