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Cultures and Identities in Colonial British America
Robert Olwell (Ed.)
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Description for Cultures and Identities in Colonial British America
Hardback. The entire series, "Anglo-America in the Transatlantic World,engages the major organizing themes of the subject through a collection of high-level, debate-inspiring essays, inviting readers to think anew about the complex ways in which the Atlantic experience shaped both American societies and the Atlantic world itself. Editor(s): Olwell, Robert; Tully, Alan. Series: Anglo-America in the Trans-Atlantic World. Num Pages: 360 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JD; 3JF; HBJK; HBLH; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 658.
Never truly a "new world"entirely detached from the home countries of its immigrants, colonial America, over the generations, became a model of transatlantic culture. Colonial society was shaped by the conflict between colonists' need to adapt to the American environment and their desire to perpetuate old world traditions or to imitate the charismatic model of the British establishment. In the course of colonial history, these contrasting impulses produced a host of distinctive cultures and identities. In this impressive new collection, prominent scholars of early American history explore this complex dynamic of accommodation and replication to demonstrate how early American ... Read more
Never truly a "new world"entirely detached from the home countries of its immigrants, colonial America, over the generations, became a model of transatlantic culture. Colonial society was shaped by the conflict between colonists' need to adapt to the American environment and their desire to perpetuate old world traditions or to imitate the charismatic model of the British establishment. In the course of colonial history, these contrasting impulses produced a host of distinctive cultures and identities. In this impressive new collection, prominent scholars of early American history explore this complex dynamic of accommodation and replication to demonstrate how early American ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
360
Condition
New
Series
Anglo-America in the Trans-Atlantic World
Number of Pages
360
Place of Publication
Baltimore, MD, United States
ISBN
9780801882517
SKU
V9780801882517
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About Robert Olwell (Ed.)
Robert Olwell and Alan Tully teach early American history at the University of Texas, Austin.
Reviews for Cultures and Identities in Colonial British America
Very engaging collection of twelve original essays.
Neil Kennedy Itinerario: European Journal of Overseas History 2006 A helpful introduction.
Leonard J. Sadosky North Carolina Historical Review 2007 An impressive collection of accessible essays from twelve historians.
Marcia Schmidt Blaine Journal of World History 2007 The editors here are to be applauded for coping so admirably with the ... Read more
Neil Kennedy Itinerario: European Journal of Overseas History 2006 A helpful introduction.
Leonard J. Sadosky North Carolina Historical Review 2007 An impressive collection of accessible essays from twelve historians.
Marcia Schmidt Blaine Journal of World History 2007 The editors here are to be applauded for coping so admirably with the ... Read more