Common Cause - Creating Race and Nation in the American Revolution

When the Revolutionary War began, the odds of a united, continental effort to resist the British seemed nearly impossible. Robert Parkinson argues that to unify the patriot side, political and communications leaders linked British tyranny to colonial prejudices, stereotypes, and fears about insurrectionary slaves and violent Indians.

Über den Autor / die Autorin

Robert G. Parkinson is associate professor of history at Binghamton University.

Zusammenfassung

When the Revolutionary War began, the odds of a united, continental effort to resist the British seemed nearly impossible. Robert Parkinson argues that to unify the patriot side, political and communications leaders linked British tyranny to colonial prejudices, stereotypes, and fears about insurrectionary slaves and violent Indians.

Produktdetails

• Autoren: Robert G Parkinson, Robert G. Parkinson
• Verlag: University Of North Carolina
• Sprache: Englisch
• Produktform: Taschenbuch
• Erschienen: 28.02.2019
• EAN: 9781469652184
• ISBN: 978-1-4696-5218-4
• Seiten: 768
• Serien: Published for the Omohundro In; Published by the Omohundro Institute of Early American History and Culture and the University of North Carolina Press; Published by the Omohundro Ins; Published by the Omohundro Institute of Early American History and Culture and the University of North Carolina Press
• Themen: Geisteswissenschaften, Kunst, Musik > Geschichte > Regional- und Ländergeschichte; Sachbuch > Geschichte > Sonstiges