LEADER 03120nam 2200685Ia 450 001 9910454987803321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a1-282-40914-X 010 $a9786612409141 010 $a0-313-05955-1 035 $a(CKB)1000000000806989 035 $a(EBL)497564 035 $a(OCoLC)61145275 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000367031 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11250873 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000367031 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10419078 035 $a(PQKB)10321801 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC497564 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL497564 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10349950 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL240914 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000806989 100 $a20030319d2003 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aTurning the world upside down$b[electronic resource] $ethe War of American Independence and the problem of empire /$fNeil Longley York 210 $aWestport, Conn. $cPraeger$d2003 215 $a1 online resource (209 p.) 225 1 $aStudies in military history and international affairs 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-275-97693-9 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aContents; 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; Index 330 $aYork illustrates how Revolutionary Americans founded an empire as well as a nation, and how they saw the two as inseparable. While they had rejected Britain and denounced power politics, they would engage in realpolitik and mimic Britain as they built their empire of liberty. England had become Great Britain as an imperial nation, and Britons believed that their empire promised much to all fortunate enough to be part of it. Colonial Americans shared that belief and sense of pride. But as clashing interests and changing identities put them at odds with the prevailing view in London, dissident c 410 0$aStudies in military history and international affairs. 606 $aBalance of power$xHistory$y18th century 606 $aImperialism$xHistory$y18th century 606 $aNational characteristics, American 606 $aPolitical messianism$zUnited States 607 $aUnited States$xHistory$yRevolution, 1775-1783$xInfluence 607 $aUnited States$xPolitics and government$y1775-1783$xPhilosophy 607 $aUnited States$xTerritorial expansion 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aBalance of power$xHistory 615 0$aImperialism$xHistory 615 0$aNational characteristics, American. 615 0$aPolitical messianism 676 $a973.3/11 700 $aYork$b Neil Longley$0868225 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910454987803321 996 $aTurning the world upside down$91938131 997 $aUNINA