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The Empire Reformed: English America in the Age of the Glorious Revolution

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Description for The Empire Reformed: English America in the Age of the Glorious Revolution Paperback. The Empire Reformed describes how, in the era of the Glorious Revolution, imperial leaders and colonial subjects created new political bonds based on their common desire to save English America from the designs of French "papists" and their "savage" Indian allies. Series: Early American Studies. Num Pages: 288 pages, 9 illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; HBJK; HBLL; HBTQ. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 440.

The Empire Reformed tells the story of a forgotten revolution in English America—a revolution that created not a new nation but a new kind of transatlantic empire. During the seventeenth century, England's American colonies were remote, disorganized outposts with reputations for political turmoil. Colonial subjects rebelled against authority with stunning regularity, culminating in uprisings that toppled colonial governments in the wake of England's "Glorious Revolution" in 1688-89. Nonetheless, after this crisis authorities in both England and the colonies successfully rebuilt the empire, providing the cornerstone of the great global power that would conquer much of the continent over the following ... Read more

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Product Details

Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Series
Early American Studies
Condition
New
Number of Pages
288
Place of Publication
Pennsylvania, United States
ISBN
9780812222838
SKU
V9780812222838
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About Owen Stanwood
Owen Stanwood is Associate Professor of History at Boston College.

Reviews for The Empire Reformed: English America in the Age of the Glorious Revolution
"In a British historiographical context, Owen Stanwood has produced a timely intervention; in an Americanist one, a fresh interpretation of the Glorious Revolution. . . . Stanwood's masterful research and writing make an invaluable contribution to debate over this ever-intriguing event."
American Historical Review
"Stanwood's book is excellent when illustrating the diverse local triggers for the Glorious Revolution ... Read more

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