1st Edition

The American Revolution

By M. J. Heale Copyright 1986
62 Pages
by Routledge

62 Pages
by Routledge

62 Pages
by Routledge

Originally published in 1986, this book discusses the various meanings which historians have given to the term ‘American Revolution’. It can be seen as a revolutionary war of independence from Britain, but also a constitutional and ideological revolution within America. This survey firstly examines the view from Britain and the consequences of the policy of exerting closer financial control over... Read more

1. The American Revolution in Retrospect 2. The View from Britain 3. The View from America 4. The War for Independence 5. The Revolutions within the States 6. The Revolution in the Nation

Biography

M. J. Heale is Professor of History at Lancaster University, U.K.