Revolutions in the Atlantic World : A Comparative History / / Wim Klooster

• Autore: Klooster Wim
• Pubblicazione: New York, NY : , : New York University Press, , [2018]; ©2018
• Edizione: New edition.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (vii, 253 pages) : illustrations, maps
• Disciplina: 973.3
• Soggetto topico: Sovereignty; Revolutions; Revolutions - America - History - 19th century; Revolutions - America - History - 18th century
• Soggetto geografico: Latin America History Wars of Independence, 1806-1830; Haiti History Revolution, 1791-1804; France History Revolution, 1789-1799; United States History Revolution, 1775-1783
• Soggetto non controllato: War; antislavery; democracy; equality; inequality; politics; revolutions; slavery; warfare
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (pages 189-241) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Front matter -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Civil War in the British Empire -- 3. The War on Privilege and Dissension -- 4. From Prize Colony to Black Independence -- 5. Multiple Routes to Sovereignty -- 6. The Revolutions Compared -- Notes -- Index -- About the Author
• Sommario/riassunto: A new look at a contentious period in the history of the Atlantic world Within just a half century, the American, French, Haitian, and Spanish American revolutions transformed the Atlantic world. This book is the first to analyze these events through a comparative lens, revealing several central themes in the field of Atlantic history. From the murky position of the European empire between the Old and New Worlds to slavery and diaspora, Wim Klooster offers insights into the forces behind the many conflicts in the Atlantic world in the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries. Digging deeply into the structural causes and oppressive environments in which these revolutions occurred, Klooster debunks the popular myth that the “people” rebelled against a small ruling elite, arguing instead that the revolutions were civil wars in which all classes fought on both sides. The book reveals the extent to which mechanisms of popular mobilization were visible in the revolutions. For example, although Blacks and Indians often played an important role in the success of the revolutions, they were never compensated once new regimes rose to power. Nor was democracy a goal or product of these revolutions, which usually spawned authoritarian polities. The new edition covers the latest historiographical trends in the study of the Atlantic world, including new research regarding the role of privateers. Drawing on fresh research – such as primary documents and extant secondary literature – Klooster ultimately concludes that the Enlightenment was the ideological inspiration for the Age of Revolutions, although not its cause.
• Titolo autorizzato: Revolutions in the Atlantic World
• ISBN: 1-4798-6511-7
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910827106803321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II