Description
This book examines a hitherto neglected aspect of the War of American Independence, providing the first wide-ranging account of the impact of this eighteenth-century conflict upon the politics, economy, society and culture of the British Isles. The author examines the level of military participation - which was much greater than is usually appreciated - and explores the war's effects on subjects as varied as parliamentary reform, religious toleration and
attitudes to empire. The books casts new light upon recent debate about the war-waging efficiency of the British state, and on the role of war in the creation of a sense of 'Britishness'. The thematic chapters are supplemented by local case studies of six very different communities the length and breadth of
the British Isles.
Table of Contents
- Introduction
- Mobilization
- The Economic Impact
- The War, Society, and Culture
- Divisions within the Whole
- Uniting the Nations?
- Parliamentary Power and Parliamentary Reform
- Religious Reform and Religious Reaction
- The Local Dimension
- War, Peace, and Empire
- Conclusion
- Bibliography
- Index
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