02779nam 2200541 450 991079543370332120230725030302.01-4411-4469-2(CKB)4340000000253879(MiAaPQ)EBC5309767(Au-PeEL)EBL5309767(CaPaEBR)ebr11518733(OCoLC)1027185045(MiAaPQ)EBC4948507(Au-PeEL)EBL4948507(CaONFJC)MIL851496(OCoLC)1024265789(EXLCZ)99434000000025387920180315h20102008 uy 0engurcnu||||||||rdacontentrdamediardacarrierCrisis of empire Britain and America in the eighteenth century /Jeremy Black1st ed.London, [England] ;New York, New York :Continuum,2010.©20081 online resource (225 pages)1-4411-0445-3 Includes bibliographical references and index.Britain and the USA have helped define much of world history in recent centuries, and the relationship between the two is crucial to this history. This book focuses on a key period in their relationship that moulded the character of the British Empire, the USA and the way the two have interacted since. The rise and crises of empires will always fascinate the observer because in their fate we see much of human history. Certainly the struggle for empire in the 18th Century was key to the fate of North America. 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.United StatesForeign relationsGreat BritainGreat BritainForeign relationsUnited StatesUnited StatesForeign relations1775-1783Great BritainForeign relations1714-1837Great BritainHistory1714-1837United StatesHistoryRevolution, 1775-1783United StatesHistoryColonial period, ca. 1600-1775327.4107309033Black Jeremy1955-144601MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910795433703321Crisis of empire3861041UNINA