The Language of Liberty 1660-1832 - Couverture souple

Clark

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 052144957X ISBN 13 : 9780521449571

Editeur : Cambridge University Press, 2008

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur :

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.

Revue de presse :

'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

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: Cambridge University Press
• Date d'édition: 2008
• ISBN 10: 052144957X
• ISBN 13: 9780521449571
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 424