LEADER 02779nam 2200541 450 001 9910795433703321 005 20230725030302.0 010 $a1-4411-4469-2 035 $a(CKB)4340000000253879 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC5309767 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL5309767 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr11518733 035 $a(OCoLC)1027185045 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC4948507 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL4948507 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL851496 035 $a(OCoLC)1024265789 035 $a(EXLCZ)994340000000253879 100 $a20180315h20102008 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcnu|||||||| 181 $2rdacontent 182 $2rdamedia 183 $2rdacarrier 200 10$aCrisis of empire $eBritain and America in the eighteenth century /$fJeremy Black 205 $a1st ed. 210 1$aLondon, [England] ;$aNew York, New York :$cContinuum,$d2010. 210 4$dİ2008 215 $a1 online resource (225 pages) 311 $a1-4411-0445-3 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 330 $aBritain 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. 607 $aUnited States$xForeign relations$zGreat Britain 607 $aGreat Britain$xForeign relations$zUnited States 607 $aUnited States$xForeign relations$y1775-1783 607 $aGreat Britain$xForeign relations$y1714-1837 607 $aGreat Britain$xHistory$y1714-1837 607 $aUnited States$xHistory$yRevolution, 1775-1783 607 $aUnited States$xHistory$yColonial period, ca. 1600-1775 676 $a327.4107309033 700 $aBlack$b Jeremy$f1955-$0144601 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910795433703321 996 $aCrisis of empire$93861041 997 $aUNINA