Europe’s American Revolution

  • Simon P. Newman
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About this book

Introduction

Historians in the United States have argued that the ideals of the American Revolution have had an enduring significance outside their own country. The essays in this volume explore how the American Revolution has been constructed, defined and understood by Europeans from the 1770s, illustrating what it has meant in different countries.

Keywords

american revolution democracy empire Europe France history monarchy revolution USA

Editors and affiliations

  • Simon P. Newman
    • 1
  1. 1.University of GlasgowUK

Bibliographic information

  • DOI https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230288454
  • Copyright Information Palgrave Macmillan, a division of Macmillan Publishers Limited 2006
  • Publisher Name Palgrave Macmillan, London
  • eBook Packages Palgrave History Collection
  • Print ISBN 978-1-349-54240-6
  • Online ISBN 978-0-230-28845-4
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