"This book argues that the American Revolution was a response to the inability of individual colonial governments to deliver basic services, thus undermining their legitimacy, as much as the product of the imperial crisis brought on by Parliament's attempt to impose a new idea of empire on the American colonies"-- Provided by publisher.
Contents
Intro -- Contents -- Acknowledgmen -- Introduction -- 1. "Perfect Strangers" -- 2. "For Want of Power" -- 3. The "Stupendous Machine" -- 4. "When the Thunder of the Law Sleeps" -- 5. "Usurping Powers" -- 6. "For the Security and Protection of the Community" -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index -- Recent books in the series
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