The age of revolutions and the generations who made it /
The age of Atlantic revolutions, a six-decade period that packed in the American, French and Haitian Revolutions, the independence of Spanish-speaking Latin America and a host of lesser-known upheavals, transformed Europe and the Americas, and eventually the globe. Before 1765, most of Europe and th...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
Basic Books,
[2024].
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| Edition: | First edition. |
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| Summary: | The age of Atlantic revolutions, a six-decade period that packed in the American, French and Haitian Revolutions, the independence of Spanish-speaking Latin America and a host of lesser-known upheavals, transformed Europe and the Americas, and eventually the globe. Before 1765, most of Europe and the Americas were under the rule of monarchies and empires, and the institution of slavery existed in every jurisdiction. In the ensuing decades, empires were shattered, hierarchies were toppled, new independent states arose, republican forms of government spread widely and new abolitionist movements arose and, sometimes, triumphed. The modern world owes its basic political complexion to the Atlantic revolutions. But ever since, historians have debated just how radical these changes truly were and how they truly came about. |
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| Physical Description: | vii, 544 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781541603196 1541603192 |