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Turning the world upside down : the War of American Independence and the problem of empire /
York illustrates how Revolutionary Americans founded an empire as well as a nation, and how they saw the two as inseparable. While they had rejected Britain and denounced power politics, they would engage in realpolitik and mimic Britain as they built their empire of liberty. England had become Grea...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Westport, Conn. :
Praeger,
2003.
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| Colección: | Studies in military history and international affairs.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | York illustrates how Revolutionary Americans founded an empire as well as a nation, and how they saw the two as inseparable. While they had rejected Britain and denounced power politics, they would engage in realpolitik and mimic Britain as they built their empire of liberty. England had become Great Britain as an imperial nation, and Britons believed that their empire promised much to all fortunate enough to be part of it. Colonial Americans shared that belief and sense of pride. But as clashing interests and changing identities put them at odds with the prevailing view in London, dissident c. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xiii, 193 pages) |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 185-186) and index. |
| ISBN: | 0313059551 9780313059551 128240914X 9781282409149 9786612409141 6612409142 |