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Description
British victory followed by the American Revolution helped to define the modern world. The European nations of Britain, France and Spain were eager for predominance and the trappings of trade, land and prestige. Within North America, there were the local agents of these powers and their subjects, who in turn held their own interests and views; whilst the Native Americans were more than simply the passive victims of European expansion.
This fascinating and complex story is told by Black with narrative drive and scholarly acumen.
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Product details
Published | 25 Nov 2010 |
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Format | Paperback |
Edition | 1st |
Extent | 224 |
ISBN | 9781441104458 |
Imprint | Continuum |
Dimensions | 234 x 156 mm |
Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing |
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Reviews
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"Impressive ... This little book is crammed with large ideas and Black consolidates his reputation as one of the finest interrogators of 18th-century history." - The Independent
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"A fascinating and complex story, told with textbook authority but of interest to all who follow the history of British and American relations." Catholic Herald, February 2009
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An extract from the review in The Independent.
Times Higher Education
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"Jeremy Black is the most prolific writer of history currently practising in the English-speaking world." BBC History Magazine, February 2009
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"As always Prof. Black writes well and provocatively..." Contemporary Review, Autumn 2009
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"This book attempts to widen the focus of both American and British eighteenth-century history, employing a transnational perspective to bring the finer points of the story of American independence into sharper relief.. ..This is not a story of enlightened founding fathers unbinding the shackles of avaricious parliaments and obtuse monarchs; rather, Crisis of Empire presents us with a sober reflection on the interconnections of British and American history and successfully escapes acquiescing in the belief that the American Revolution was somehow preordained or that British society was somehow estranged from its empire."-Journal of British Studies, volume 49, number 1