The ideological origins of the American Revolution
By: Bailyn, Bernard
Title By: Specht, Joshua | Stockland, Etienne
Material type: BookSeries: The Macat Library. Politics.Publisher: London : Routledge, c2017.Description: xiii, 80 p. ; 21 cm.ISBN: 9781912128471Other title: An analysis of Bernard Bailyn's the ideological origins of the American Revolution.Subject(s): Political science -- United States -- HistoryDDC classification: 320.50973 BA ID Online resources: Location MapItem type | Home library | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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REGULAR | University of Wollongong in Dubai Main Collection | 320.50973 BA ID (Browse shelf) | Available | T0058724 |
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320.5 DA LI The limits of neoliberalism : | 320.5 HE PO Political ideologies : | 320.5 PR CA Capitalism and social democracy / | 320.50973 BA ID The ideological origins of the American Revolution | 320.51 CO WH Why voice matters : culture and politics after neoliberalism / | 320.51 PA NT Pantsuit nation | 320.51091821 LU RE The retreat of western liberalism |
Originally published: Cambridge, Mass. : Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, 1967. With new introd.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Ways in to the text Who was Bernard Bailyn? What does The Ideological Origins of the American Revolution say? Why does The Ideological Origins of the American Revolution matter? Section 1: Influences Module 1: The Author and the Historical Context Module 2: Academic Context Module 3: The Problem Module 4: The Author's Contribution Section 2: Ideas Module 5: Main Ideas Module 6: Secondary Ideas Module 7: Achievement Module 8: Place in the Author's Work Section 3: Impact Module 9: The First Responses Module 10: The Evolving Debate Module 11: Impact and Influence Today Module 12: Where Next? Glossary of Terms People Mentioned in the Text Works Cited
"Historians of the American Revolution had always seen the struggle for independence either as a conflict sparked by heavyweight ideology, or as a war between opposing social groups acting out of self-interest. In The Ideological Origins of the American Revolution, Bernard Bailyn begged to differ, re-examining familiar evidence to establish new connections that in turn allowed him to generate fresh explanations. His influential reconceptualizing of the underlying reasons for America's independence drive focused instead on pamphleteering--and specifically on the actions of an influential group of 'conspirators' who identified, and were determined to protect, a particularly American set of values. For Bailyn, these ideas could indeed be traced back to the ferment of the English Civil War--stemming from radical pamphleteers whose anti-authoritarian ideas crossed the Atlantic and embedded themselves in colonial ideology. Bailyn's thesis helps to explain the Revolution's success by pointing out how deep-rooted its founding ideas were; the Founding Fathers may have been reading Locke, but the men they led were inspired by shorter, pithier and altogether far more radical works. Only by understanding this, Bailyn argues, can we understand the passion and determination that allowed the rebel American states to defeat a global superpower."--Provided by publisher.