| Edition |
New edition. |
| Description |
1 online resource |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Introduction: Empires at war -- Civil war in the British Empire : the American Revolution -- The war on privilege and dissension : the French Revolution -- From prize colony to black independence : the revolution in Haiti -- Multiple routes to sovereignty : the Spanish American revolutions -- The revolutions compared : causes, patterns, legacies. |
| Summary |
"A new look at a contentious period in the history of the Atlantic world Within just a half century, the American, French, Haitian, and Spanish American revolutions transformed the Atlantic world. This book is the first to analyze these events through a comparative lens, revealing several central themes in the field of Atlantic history. From the murky position of the European empire between the Old and New Worlds to slavery and diaspora, Wim Klooster offers insights into the forces behind the many conflicts in the Atlantic world in the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries. Digging deeply into the structural causes and oppressive environments in which these revolutions occurred, Klooster debunks the popular myth that the "people" rebelled against a small ruling elite, arguing instead that the revolutions were civil wars in which all classes fought on both sides. The book reveals the extent to which mechanisms of popular mobilization were visible in the revolutions. For example, although Blacks and Indians often played an important role in the success of the revolutions, they were never compensated once new regimes rose to power. Nor was democracy a goal or product of these revolutions, which usually spawned authoritarian polities. The new edition covers the latest historiographical trends in the study of the Atlantic world, including new research regarding the role of privateers. Drawing on fresh research - such as primary documents and extant secondary literature - Klooster ultimately concludes that the Enlightenment was the ideological inspiration for the Age of Revolutions, although not its cause." -- Provided by publisher. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Revolutions -- America -- History -- 18th century.
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Revolutions. |
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America. |
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History. |
| Chronological Term |
18th century |
| Subject |
Revolutions -- America -- History -- 19th century.
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| Chronological Term |
19th century |
| Subject |
Revolutions -- Cross-cultural studies.
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| Genre/Form |
Cross-cultural studies.
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| Subject |
Sovereignty -- Cross-cultural studies.
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Sovereignty. |
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United States -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783.
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France -- History -- Revolution, 1789-1799.
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Haiti -- History -- Revolution, 1791-1804.
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Latin America -- History -- Wars of Independence, 1806-1830.
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Revolution (France : 1789-1799) |
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Revolution (Haiti : 1791-1804) |
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Wars of Independence (Latin America : 1806-1830) |
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American Revolution (United States : 1775-1783) |
| Chronological Term |
1700-1899 |
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Electronic books.
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History.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Klooster, Wim. Revolutions in the Atlantic world. New edition. New York : New York University Press, [2018] 9781479875955 (DLC) 2017008033 (OCoLC)974992200 |
| ISBN |
9781479865116 (electronic book) |
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1479865117 (electronic book) |
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9781479875955 |
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1479875953 |
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9781479857173 |
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1479857173 |
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