The Language of Liberty 16601832 by J C D Clark

The Language of Liberty 16601832 by J C D Clark

This book creates a new framework for the political and intellectual relations between the British Isles and America in a momentous period which witnessed the formation of modern states on both sides of the Atlantic and the extinction of an Anglican, aristocratic and monarchical order. Jonathan Clark integrates evidence from law and religion to reveal how the dynamics of early modern societies were essentially denominational. In a study of British and American discourse, he shows how rival conceptions of liberty were expressed in the conflicts created by Protestant dissent's hostility to an Anglican hegemony. The book argues that this model provides a key to collective acts of resistance to the established order throughout the period. The book's final section focuses on the defining episode for British and American history, and shows the way in which the American Revolution can be understood as a war of religion.

'Jonathan Clark is the most controversial historian of his generation… constantly arresting, intellectually provocative and demanding … throughout the work of a first class mind. The book will be required reading for all those interested in the period …' Jeremy Black, The Times

WILLIAM D. RUBENSTEIN has been Professor of Modern History at the University of Wales, Aberystwyth since 1995. His recent publications include Capitalism, Culture, and Decline in Britain, 1750-1990, A History of the Jews in the English-Speaking World: Great Britain and The Myth of Rescue: Why the Democracies Could Not Have Saved More Jews from The Nazis.

HILARY L. RUBENSTEIN holds a doctorate in history from the Australian National University and is a fellow of the Royal Historical Society. For several years Australian contributor to the American Jewish Year Book, she has written widely on Australian Jewry. Her publications include The Jews in Victoria: 1835-1985, Chosen: the Jews in Australia, and The Jews in Australia: a Thematic History, Volume One.

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ISBN 13	9780521449571
ISBN 10	052144957X
Title	The Language of Liberty 16601832
Author	J C D Clark
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Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Cambridge University Press
Year published	1993-10-14
Number of pages	424
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