03120nam 2200685Ia 450 991045498780332120200520144314.01-282-40914-X97866124091410-313-05955-1(CKB)1000000000806989(EBL)497564(OCoLC)61145275(SSID)ssj0000367031(PQKBManifestationID)11250873(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000367031(PQKBWorkID)10419078(PQKB)10321801(MiAaPQ)EBC497564(Au-PeEL)EBL497564(CaPaEBR)ebr10349950(CaONFJC)MIL240914(EXLCZ)99100000000080698920030319d2003 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrTurning the world upside down[electronic resource] the War of American Independence and the problem of empire /Neil Longley YorkWestport, Conn. Praeger20031 online resource (209 p.)Studies in military history and international affairsDescription based upon print version of record.0-275-97693-9 Includes bibliographical references and index.Contents; Acknowledgments; Preface; 1 Imperial Competition and the Rise of British America; 2 Revolt Without Revolution; 3 Revolution Embraced, Independence Declared; 4 The War as Great Power Conflict; 5 New Nation, New Empire; Suggested Reading; IndexYork 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 cStudies in military history and international affairs.Balance of powerHistory18th centuryImperialismHistory18th centuryNational characteristics, AmericanPolitical messianismUnited StatesUnited StatesHistoryRevolution, 1775-1783InfluenceUnited StatesPolitics and government1775-1783PhilosophyUnited StatesTerritorial expansionElectronic books.Balance of powerHistoryImperialismHistoryNational characteristics, American.Political messianism973.3/11York Neil Longley868225MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910454987803321Turning the world upside down1938131UNINA