To Begin the World Over Again: How the American Revolution Devastated the Globe

Matthew Lockwood

Published by Yale University Press 2019

To Begin the World Over Again

How the American Revolution Devastated the Globe

Matthew Lockwood

https://doi.org/10.12987/9780300248869

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The first exploration of the profound and often catastrophic impact the American Revolution had on the rest of the world

While the American Revolution led to domestic peace and liberty, it ultimately had a catastrophic global impact—it strengthened the British Empire and led to widespread persecution and duress. From the opium wars in China to anti-imperial rebellions in Peru to the colonization of Australia—the inspirational impact the American success had on fringe uprisings was outweighed by the influence it had on the tightening fists of oppressive world powers.

Here Matthew Lockwood presents, in vivid detail, the neglected story of this unintended revolution. It sowed the seeds of collapse for the preeminent empires of the early modern era, setting the stage for the global domination of Britain, Russia, and the United States. Lockwood illuminates the forgotten stories and experiences of the communities and individuals who adapted to this new world in which the global balance of power had been drastically altered.

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Lockwood Matthew :

Matthew Lockwood is assistant professor of history at the University of Alabama and the author of The Conquest of Death: Violence and the Birth of the Modern English State.

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	i
CONTENTS Publicly Available Download PDF	vii
List of Illustrations Publicly Available Download PDF	viii
Acknowledgments Publicly Available Download PDF	x
Introduction: The World the American Revolution Made Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	1
1. The Revolution Comes to Britain Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	11
2. Treason, Terror, and Reaction Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	38
3. Revolution, Reaction, and Sectarianism in Ireland Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	83
4. Horatio Nelson and the Imperial Struggle in Spanish America Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	125
5. Revolt and Revolution in the Spanish Empire Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	152
6. European Weakness and the Russian Conquest of the Crimea Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	179
7. Conflict and Captivity in India Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	235
8. The Birth of British India Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	274
9. Convict Empire Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	314
10. Exiles of Revolution Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	356
11. Africa, Abolition, and Empire Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	381
12. Opium and Empire Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	428
13. The Dawn of the Century of Humiliation Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	454
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Select Bibliography Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	499
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Language: English
Publisher: Yale University Press
Pages
- Main content: 384
Illustrations
- Other: 16 color illus. + 1 map

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Published: December 16, 2019
ISBN: 9780300248869