Frontmatter

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Acknowledgments ix
4. Key Figures xii
5. Introduction Enlightened Empire? 1
6. 1. Britain’s Controversial Empire 24
7. 2. Taxing America 53
8. 3. The Seven Years’ War and the Politics of Empire 77
9. 4. The Rise and Fall of the Stamp Act 101
10. 5. Britain’s Authoritarian Ascendancy 147
11. 6. Sons of Liberty, Sons of Licentiousness 178
12. 7. English Blood by English Hands 205
13. Conclusion 243
14. Abbreviations 249
15. Notes 251
16. Index 361