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OverviewIn this collection of essays, a group of distinguished American and British historians explores the relations between the American Revolution and its predecessors, the Puritan Revolution of 1641 and the Glorious Revolution of 1688. Originally published in 1980. The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905. Full Product DetailsAuthor: John Greville Agard PocockPublisher: Princeton University Press Imprint: Princeton University Press Volume: 2458 Dimensions: Width: 15.20cm , Height: 2.70cm , Length: 22.90cm Weight: 0.851kg ISBN: 9780691643212ISBN 10: 0691643210 Pages: 484 Publication Date: 19 April 2016 Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Tertiary & Higher Education , Professional & Vocational Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Manufactured on demand We will order this item for you from a manufactured on demand supplier. Language: English Table of Contents*FrontMatter, pg. i*Contents, pg. v*Foreword, pg. vii*Contributors, pg. xi*Introduction, pg. 1*1. The Results of the English Revolutions of the Seventeenth Century, pg. 23*2. A Bourgeois Revolution?, pg. 109*3. Crisis and Regrouping in the Political Elites: England from the 1630s to the 1660s, pg. 140*4. Three British Revolutions and the Personality of Kingship, pg. 165*5. Tradition and Innovation and the Great Rebellion, pg. 208*6. The Bill of Rights: Epitome of the Revolution of 1688-89, pg. 224*7. Two American Revolutions, 1689 and 1776, pg. 244*8. 1776: The Revolution Against Parliament, pg. 265*9. Parliament, Empire, and Parliamentary Law, 1776, pg. 289*10. English Radicalism in the Age of George III, pg. 323*11. The Great Inversion, or Court Versus Country: A Comparison of the Revolution Settlements in England (1688-1721) and America (1776-1816), pg. 368*Index, pg. 455ReviewsAuthor InformationTab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |