British visions of America, 1775-1820 : republican realities

British visions of America, 1775-1820 : republican realities

London ; Brookfield, VT : Pickering & Chatto, 2013.

x, 251 p. ; 25 cm.

327.73 M177 2013

(OCoLC)827268454

"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"--back cover
Includes bibliographical references (p. 215-233) and index.
Contents: pt. I. 1. Radical anticipation, c. 1775-1791 : the case for optimism -- 2. Liberal expectations, c. 1775-1791 : the rationale for acceptance -- 3. Conservative doubts, c. 1774-1791 : the argument for caution -- pt. II. 4. Conservative reaction, c. 1792-1820 : the case for rejection -- 5. Liberal engagement, c. 1792-1820 : the argument for cooperation -- 6. Radical attraction, c. 1792-1820 : the need for utopia -- 7. Epilogue : William Cobbett and America.
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