| Revolution Against Empire: Taxes, Politics, and the Origins of American Independence Contributor(s): Du Rivage, Justin (Author) |
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ISBN: 0300214243 ISBN-13: 9780300214246 Publisher: Yale University Press OUR PRICE: $39.60 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: June 2017 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | United States - Revolutionary Period (1775-1800) - History | Europe - Great Britain - General - Political Science | Colonialism & Post-colonialism |
| Dewey: 973.311 |
| LCCN: 2017289208 |
| Series: The Lewis Walpole Eighteenth-Century Culture and History |
| Physical Information: 1" H x 6.4" W x 9.4" (1.50 lbs) 392 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 18th Century - Cultural Region - British Isles |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: A bold transatlantic history of American independence revealing that 1776 was about far more than taxation without representation Revolution Against Empire sets the story of American independence within a long and fierce clash over the political and economic future of the British Empire. Justin du Rivage traces this decades-long debate, which pitted neighbors and countrymen against one another, from the War of Austrian Succession to the end of the American Revolution. As people from Boston to Bengal grappled with the growing burdens of imperial rivalry and fantastically expensive warfare, some argued that austerity and new colonial revenue were urgently needed to rescue Britain from unsustainable taxes and debts. Others insisted that Britain ought to treat its colonies as relative equals and promote their prosperity. Drawing from archival research in the United States, Britain, and France, this book shows how disputes over taxation, public debt, and inequality sparked the American Revolution--and reshaped the British Empire. |