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.
| ISBN: | 9780807858660 |
| Publication date: | 30th August 2007 |
| Author: | Brendan McConville |
| Publisher: | The University of North Carolina Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 344 pages |
| Series: | Published by the Omohundro Institute of Early American History and Culture and the University of North Carolina Press |
| Genres: |
History of the Americas Social and cultural history |
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.
The King's Three Faces features in the following genres: History of the Americas, Social and cultural history
The King's Three Faces is available in Paperback
The King's Three Faces was written by Brendan McConville and published by The University of North Carolina Press
The King's Three Faces has 344 pages