Research Catalog

Title

British visions of America, 1775-1820 : republican realities / by Emma Macleod.

Author

Macleod, Emma Vincent

Publication

London, England ; Brookfield, Vermont : Pickering & Chatto, 2013.

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Details

Description

x, 251 pages; 25 cm.

Summary

"In the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries Britain's perception of America varied between a set of colonies, a utopia, a market and an experiment. Macleod examines changing British conceptions of America across the political spectrum during a period of political, cultural and intellectual upheaval. These shifting perceptions are in evidence in the writings of political commentators including Samuel Johnson, Thomas Paine, John Gifford, William Cobbett and Samuel Taylor Coleridge."--Publisher's website.

Series Statement

The Enlightenment world ; political and intellectual history of the long eighteenth century ; number 27

Uniform Title

Enlightenment world ; no. 27.

Subject

• 1700-1899
• Public opinion > Great Britain > History > 18th century
• Public opinion > Great Britain > History > 19th century
• Political culture > Great Britain > History > 18th century
• Political culture > Great Britain > History > 19th century
• Political science > Great Britain > History > 18th century
• Political science > Great Britain > History > 19th century
• Amerikabild
• United States > Foreign public opinion, British > History > 18th century > Sources
• United States > Foreign public opinion, British > History > 19th century > Sources
• Großbritannien

Genre/Form

• History
• Sources

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references and index.

Terms of Use (note)

• Current copyright fee: GBP12.00

Processing Action (note)

• committed to retain

Contents

Part 1: Radical Anticipation, c.1775-1791: The Case for Optimism ; Liberal Expectations, c.1775-1791: The Rationale for Acceptance ; Conservative Doubts, c.1774-1791: The Argument for Caution. -- Part 2: Conservative Reaction, c.1792-1820: The Case for Rejection ; Liberal Engagement, c.1792-1820: The Argument for Cooperation ; Radical Attraction, c.1792-1820: The Need for Utopia ; Epilogue: William Cobbett and America.

ISBN

• 9781851966509 (hbk.)
• 1851966501 (hbk.)
• 9781851966707 (electronic bk.) (canceled/invalid)
• 1851966706 (electronic bk.) (canceled/invalid)

OCLC

• 827268454
• SCSB-12688886

Owning Institutions

Harvard Library