Liberty and empire : British radical solutions to the American problem, 1774-1776 / / Robert E. Toohey
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| Autore: |
Toohey Robert E.
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| Titolo: |
Liberty and empire : British radical solutions to the American problem, 1774-1776 / / Robert E. Toohey
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| Pubblicazione: | Lexington, Kentucky : , : The University Press of Kentucky, , 1978 |
| ©1978 | |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (225 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 320.9/41/073 |
| Soggetto topico: | Radicalism - Great Britain - History - 18th century |
| Public opinion - Great Britain - History - 18th century | |
| Soggetto geografico: | Great Britain Politics and government 1760-1789 |
| United States History Revolution, 1775-1783 Foreign public opinion, British | |
| Note generali: | Includes index. |
| Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Nota di contenuto: | Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; PREFACE; ONE The Crisis of Empire; TWO On the Eve of the American Revolution; THREE Radical Spokesmen on Imperial Crisis, 1774-1776; FOUR A Commonwealth of Nations: John Cartwright; FIVE ""Home Rule"" for Ireland and America: Granville Sharp; SIX Parliamentary Reform: James Burgh; SEVEN The Force of Public Opinion: Catharine Macaulay; EIGHT A Question of Human Freedom: Richard Price; NINE Diverse Acquiescence in Radical Opinion; TEN Whig Politicians on Radical Ideas; ELEVEN British-American Radical Connections; CONCLUSION; NOTES; BIBLIOGRAPHY; INDEX; A; B; C |
| Sommario/riassunto: | Though little known to most students of the American Revolution, the British Radicals of the 1770's championed the rights of Americans while advocating parliamentary reform and denouncing British colonial policies. Outspoken, eloquent, and innovative, the Radicals encouraged the American cause. They voiced ideas on liberty and empire that would echo through American revolutionary documents. Liberty and Empire focuses on five British Radicals. The farsighted John Cartwright's ideas of reformation anticipated the Commonwealth of Nations. James Burgh's treatise on parliamentary reform became a |
| Titolo autorizzato: | Liberty and empire |
| ISBN: | 0-8131-8669-2 |
| 0-8131-6480-X | |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910807135603321 |
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