Revolution Against Empire: Taxes, Politics, and the Origins of American Independence

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Revolution Against Empire

Taxes, Politics, and the Origins of American Independence

Language: English

Published/Copyright: 2017

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A bold transatlantic history of American independence revealing that 1776 was about far more than taxation without representation

Justin du Rivage received his Ph.D. from Yale and previously taught early American history at Stanford.

Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	i
Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	vii
Acknowledgments Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	ix
Key Figures Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	xii
Introduction Enlightened Empire? Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	1
1. Britain’s Controversial Empire Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	24
2. Taxing America Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	53
3. The Seven Years’ War and the Politics of Empire Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	77
4. The Rise and Fall of the Stamp Act Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	101
5. Britain’s Authoritarian Ascendancy Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	147
6. Sons of Liberty, Sons of Licentiousness Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	178
7. English Blood by English Hands Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	205
Conclusion Republican Empire Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	243
Abbreviations Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	249
Notes Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	251
Index Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	361

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June 27, 2017

eBook ISBN:

9780300227659

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352

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30 b-w illus.

eBook ISBN: 9780300227659