Revolution against empire : taxes, politics, and the origins of american independence /

Du Rivage, Justine,

Revolution against empire : taxes, politics, and the origins of american independence / Justine Du Rivage. - New Haven : Yale University Press, (c)2017. - 1 online resource (xviii, 371 pages) : illustrations, map. - Lewis Walpole series in eighteenth-century culture and history .

Includes bibliographies and index.

Cover; Half Title; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Acknowledgments; Key Figures, and a Note on the Text; Introduction: Enlightened Empire?; 1. Britain's Controversial Empire; 2. Taxing America; 3. The Seven Years' War and the Politics of Empire; 4. The Rise and Fall of the Stamp Act; 5. Britain's Authoritarian Ascendancy; 6. Sons of Liberty, Sons of Licentiousness; 7. English Blood by English Hands; Conclusion: Republican Empire; List of Abbreviations; Notes; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y



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Electronic Books.

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