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Three British revolutions, 1641, 1688, 1776 / edited by J.G.A. Pocock.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Pocock, J. G. A. (John Greville Agard), 1924-2023, Author.
- Series:
- Folger Institute essays.
- Folger Institute essays
- Princeton legacy library
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Great Britain--History--1714-1837.
- Great Britain -- History -- 1714-1837.
- Great Britain--History--Stuarts, 1603-1714.
- Great Britain -- History -- Stuarts, 1603-1714.
- Great Britain--History--Stuarts, 1603-1714.;Great Britain--History--1714-1837.
- Great Britain -- History -- Stuarts, 1603-1714.;Great Britain -- History -- 1714-1837.
- Great Britain.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (484 p.)
- Edition:
- Course Book
- Place of Publication:
- Princeton, New Jersey : Princeton University Press, [1980]
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- In this collection of essays, a group of distinguished American and British historians explores the relations between the American Revolution and its predecessors, the Puritan Revolution of 1641 and the Glorious Revolution of 1688.Originally published in 1980.The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.
- Contents:
- 1. The theme stated and explored: Stone, L. The results of the English revolutions of the seventeenth century. Hill, C. A bourgeois revolution? Aylmer, G.E. Crisis and regrouping in the political elites: England from the 1630s to the 1660s.
- 2. Aspects of the revolutions. Carlton, C. Three British revolutions and the personality of kingship. Ashton, R. Tradition and innovation and the Great Rebellion. Schwoerer, L.G. The Bill of rights, epitome of the revolution of 1688-89. Lovejoy, D.S. Two American revolutions, 1689 and 1776.
- 3. The theme revisited: Pocock, J.G. 1776, the revolution against Parliament. Olson, A.G. Parliament, empire, and parliamentary law, 1776. Brewer, J. English radicalism in the age of George III. Murrin, J.M. The great inversion, or court versus country: a comparison of the revolution settlements in England (1688-1721) and America (1776-1816).
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 08. Jul 2019)
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 9780691643212
- 0691643210
- 9780691100876
- 069110087X
- 9781400856473
- 1400856477
- 9780691615837
- 0691615837
- OCLC:
- 884013401
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