Cover; Half Title; Title; Copyright; Contents; Preface; List of Abbreviations; List of Contributors; Introduction; 1. Britain and the Administration of the American Colonies; 2. Government Policy and the American Crisis 1760-1776; 3. Britain's Imperial Sovereignty: The Ideological Case against the American Colonists; 4. The Parliamentary Opposition to the Government's American Policy 1760-1782; 5. The British Public and the American Revolution: Ideology, Interest and Opinion; 6. British Governments and the Conduct of the American War
7. Britain as a European Great Power in the Age of the American Revolution8. The Impact of the American Revolution on Ireland; 9. The Loss of America; Further Reading; Maps; 1. The American colonies; 2. Europe 1775-83; 3. Britain at war 1775-83; 4. The European theatre of the war; Index
Summary
This is the first modern study to focus on the British dimension of the American Revolution through its whole span from its origins to the declaration of independence in 1776 and its aftermath. It is written by nine leading British and American scholars who explore many key issues including the problems governing the American colonies, Britain's diplomatic isolation in Europe over the war, the impact of the American crisis on Ireland and the consequences for Britain of the loss of America
