Britain and the American Revolution.

Cover -- Half Title -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- Preface -- List of Abbreviations -- List of Contributors -- Introduction -- 1. Britain and the Administration of the American Colonies -- 2. Government Policy and the American Crisis 1760-1776 -- 3. Britain's Imperial Sovereignty: The Ideological Case against the American Colonists -- 4. The Parliamentary Opposition to the Government's American Policy 1760-1782 -- 5. The British Public and the American Revolution: Ideology, Interest and Opinion -- 6. British Governments and the Conduct of the American War -- 7. Britain as a European Great Power in the Age of the American Revolution -- 8. The Impact of the American Revolution on Ireland -- 9. The Loss of America -- Further Reading -- Maps -- 1. The American colonies -- 2. Europe 1775-83 -- 3. Britain at war 1775-83 -- 4. The European theatre of the war -- Index.

This is the first modern study to focus on the British dimension of the American Revolution across its whole span from its origins to the Declaration of Independence in 1776 and its aftermath. Leading UK and US scholars explore every aspect of the subject; from Britain's problems in governing the American colonies including the reaction of the British public to the American Revolution and its impact in Ireland, to the consequences of the eventual loss of America. Throughout, it emphasises the European and global dimensions of the conflict. Essential reading for anyone interested in the American Revolution itself and in the dynamics of European power politics in the late eighteenth century.

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