Unfinished Revolution
The Early American Republic in a British World
After the War of 1812 the United States remained a cultural and economic satellite of the world's most powerful empire. Though political independence had been won, John Bull intruded upon virtually every aspect of public life, from politics to economic development to literature to the performing arts. Many Americans resented their subordinate role in the transatlantic equation and, as earnest republicans, felt compelled to sever the ties that still connected the two nations. At the same time, the pull of Britain's centripetal orbit remained strong, so that Americans also harbored an unseemly, almost desperate need for validation from the nati…
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- ISBN: 978-0-8139-3080-0
- EAN: 9780813930800
- Produktnummer: 22281934
- Verlag: University of Virginia Press
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2010
- Seitenangabe: 392 S.
- Plattform: EPUB
- Masse: 1'816 KB
- Abbildungen: 16 b&w illus.
- Sonstiges: Ab 18 J.
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Sam W. Haynes
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