Recently Viewed

New

The Ideological Origins of the American Revolution by Joshua Specht 9781912302437

No reviews yet Write a Review
RRP: £19.99
Booksplease Price: £17.89
Booksplease saves you 11%

  Bookmarks: Included free with every order
  Delivery: We ship to over 200 countries from the UK
  Range: Millions of books available
  Reviews: Booksplease rated "Excellent" on Trustpilot

  FREE UK DELIVERY: When You Buy 3 or More Books - Use code: FREEUKDELIVERY in your cart!

SKU:
9781912302437
MPN:
9781912302437
Available from Booksplease!
Global delivery available
Global delivery available
Global delivery available
Global delivery available
Global delivery available
Availability: Usually dispatched within 5 working days

Frequently Bought Together:

Total: Inc. VAT
Total: Ex. VAT

Description

Historians of the American Revolution had always seen the struggle for independence either as a conflict sparked by heavyweight ideology, or as a war between opposing social groups acting out of self-interest.

In The Ideological Origins of the American Revolution, Bernard Bailyn begged to differ, re-examining familiar evidence to establish new connections that in turn allowed him to generate fresh explanations. His influential reconceptualizing of the underlying reasons for America's independence drive focused instead on pamphleteering - and specifically on the actions of an influential group of 'conspirators' who identified, and were determined to protect, a particularly American set of values. For Bailyn, these ideas could indeed be traced back to the ferment of the English Civil War - stemming from radical pamphleteers whose anti-authoritarian ideas crossed the Atlantic and embedded themselves in colonial ideology. Bailyn's thesis helps to explain the Revolution's success by pointing out how deep-rooted its founding ideas were; the Founding Fathers may have been reading Locke, but the men they led were inspired by shorter, pithier and altogether far more radical works. Only by understanding this, Bailyn argues, can we understand the passion and determination that allowed the rebel American states to defeat a global superpower.



About the Author

Dr Joshua Specht completed his PhD in History at Harvard in 2014, with work on the Environmental History of the Cattle Trade in Nineteenth-Century America. He is currently a Lecturer in History at Monash University.

Etienne Stockland is researching a PhD in environmental history at Columbia University.




Book Information
ISBN 9781912302437
Author Joshua Specht
Format Hardback
Page Count 96
Imprint Macat International Limited
Publisher Macat International Limited
Weight(grams) 204g

Reviews

No reviews yet Write a Review

Booksplease  Reviews