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The War of 1812: Conflict for a Continent
J. C. A. Stagg
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Paperback. A narrative history of the many dimensions of the War of 1812, which places the war in transatlantic perspective. Series: Cambridge Essential Histories. Num Pages: 218 pages, 5 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1QDB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 227 x 154 x 13. Weight in Grams: 300. Conflict for a Continent. Series: Cambridge Essential Histories. 216 pages, 5 maps. A narrative history of the many dimensions of the War of 1812, which places the war in transatlantic perspective. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1QDB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBW. Dimension: 227 x 154 x 13. Weight: 304.
This book is a narrative history of the many dimensions of the War of 1812 - social, diplomatic, military and political - which places the war's origins and conduct in transatlantic perspective. The events of 1812–15 were shaped by the larger crisis of the Napoleonic Wars in Europe. In synthesizing and reinterpreting scholarship on the war, Professor J. C. A. Stagg focuses on the war as a continental event, highlighting its centrality to Canadian nationalism and state development. The book introduces the war to students and general readers, concluding that it resulted in many ways from an emerging nation-state trying ... Read more
This book is a narrative history of the many dimensions of the War of 1812 - social, diplomatic, military and political - which places the war's origins and conduct in transatlantic perspective. The events of 1812–15 were shaped by the larger crisis of the Napoleonic Wars in Europe. In synthesizing and reinterpreting scholarship on the war, Professor J. C. A. Stagg focuses on the war as a continental event, highlighting its centrality to Canadian nationalism and state development. The book introduces the war to students and general readers, concluding that it resulted in many ways from an emerging nation-state trying ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Number of pages
216
Condition
New
Series
Cambridge Essential Histories
Number of Pages
218
Place of Publication
Cambridge, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780521726863
SKU
V9780521726863
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About J. C. A. Stagg
J. C. A. Stagg is Professor of History at the University of Virginia. He is the author of two books on James Madison, as well as many articles on the political, military and diplomatic history of the early American republic. He has edited or co-edited seventeen volumes of the papers of James Madison. He currently serves on the editorial board ... Read more
Reviews for The War of 1812: Conflict for a Continent
'This is the most judicious general overview of the War of 1812 with which I am familiar. J. C. A. Stagg long ago established himself as a leading authority on President James Madison and his administration's handling of this too-often-neglected conflict. It is a tribute to Stagg – and a boon to readers – that he has been able to ... Read more