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- The King's Three Faces: The Rise and Fall of Royal America, 1688-1776
- Book
- 2012
- Published by: The University of North Carolina Press
- Series: Published for the Omohundro Institute of Early American History and Culture, Williamsburg, Virginia
summary
Reinterpreting the first century of American history, Brendan McConville argues that colonial society developed a political culture marked by strong attachment to Great Britain's monarchs. This intense allegiance continued almost until the moment of independence, an event defined by an emotional break with the king. By reading American history forward from the seventeenth century rather than backward from the Revolution, McConville shows that political conflicts long assumed to foreshadow the events of 1776 were in fact fought out by factions who invoked competing visions of the king and appropriated royal rites rather than used abstract republican rights or pro-democratic proclamations. The American Revolution, McConville contends, emerged out of the fissure caused by the unstable mix of affective attachments to the king and a weak imperial government. Sure to provoke debate, The King's Three Faces offers a powerful counterthesis to dominant American historiography.
Table of Contents
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- Acknowledgments
- pp. vii-ix
- List of Illustrations
- p. xiii
- PART ONE: THE BRITISH PEACE
- Chapter One: Tyranny's Kiss
- pp. 15-48
- Chapter Two: The March of Empire
- pp. 49-80
- Chapter Three: Remembrance of Kings Past
- pp. 81-104
- Chapter Four: The Passions of Empire
- pp. 105-142
- PART TWO: THREE FACES
- Chapter Five: The Problem with Patriarchy
- pp. 145-169
- Chapter Six: In the Name of the Father
- pp. 170-191
- Chapter Seven: Neoabsolutism
- pp. 192-219
- Chapter Eight: Dreams of a New Empire
- pp. 220-246
- PART THREE: A FUNERAL FIT FOR A KING
- Chapter Ten: A Funeral Fit for a King
- pp. 281-312
- Epilogue: Of Princes and the People
- pp. 313-316
Additional Information
ISBN
9781469600932
Related ISBN(s)
9780807830659, 9780807838860, 9780807858660, 9798890880611
MARC Record
OCLC
966926210
Pages
344
Launched on MUSE
2017-01-01
Language
English
Open Access
No