The Language of Liberty 1660–1832: Political Discourse and Social Dynamics in the Anglo-American World, 1660–1832 - Rilegato

Clark, J. C. D.

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ISBN 10: 0521445108 ISBN 13: 9780521445108

Casa editrice: Cambridge University Press, 1993

Riassunto

This book creates a new framework for the political and intellectual relations between the British Isles and America in a momentous period which witnessed the formation of modern states on both sides of the Atlantic and the extinction of an Anglican, aristocratic and monarchical order. Jonathan Clark integrates evidence from law and religion to reveal how the dynamics of early modern societies were essentially denominational. In a study of British and American discourse, he shows how rival conceptions of liberty were expressed in the conflicts created by Protestant dissent's hostility to an Anglican hegemony. The book argues that this model provides a key to collective acts of resistance to the established order throughout the period. The book's final section focuses on the defining episode for British and American history, and shows the way in which the American Revolution can be understood as a war of religion.

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Recensione:

'Jonathan Clark is the most controversial historian of his generation. ... constantly arresting, intellectually provocative and demanding ... throughout the work of a first class mind. The book will be required reading for all those interested in the period ...' Jeremy Black, The Times

Descrizione del libro:

This important revisionary study, following on from Dr Clark's previous highly influential books, creates a new framework for the political and intellectual relations between Britain and America during a momentous period of their history. As such it will revise substantially our view of early modern English-speaking societies.

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• Editore: Cambridge University Press
• Data di pubblicazione: 1993
• ISBN 10: 0521445108
• ISBN 13: 9780521445108
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero di pagine: 422