| The Fault Lines of Empire: Political Differentiation in Massachusetts and Nova Scotia, 1760-1830 Contributor(s): Mancke, Elizabeth (Author) |
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ISBN: 0415950007 ISBN-13: 9780415950008 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $152.00 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: November 2004 Annotation: This work presents a comparative history whose broad argument is that the differences in the political cultures of Canada and the United States have their origins in changes in the governance of the British Empire in the late 17th and early 18th centuries, rather than from changes initiated at the time of the American Revolution. In an analysis of two towns, one in Nova Scotia and one in Maine, this book addresses two large historical questions. One, why have the attitudes of Americans and Canadians about the appropriate role and function of governments differed significantly, despite the similarity of being North American liberal societies and formerly parts of the British Empire? And two, how did the consolidation of power within Britain affect the basic organization of people's lives in the colonies? |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | United States - State & Local - New England (ct, Ma, Me, Nh, Ri, Vt) - Political Science | Constitutions - History | Canada - Pre-confederation (to 1867) |
| Dewey: 320.744 |
| LCCN: 2004019521 |
| Series: Critical Perspectives in Identity, Memory, and the Built Env |
| Physical Information: 0.71" H x 6.06" W x 9.28" (0.96 lbs) 232 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 18th Century - Chronological Period - 19th Century - Cultural Region - Canadian - Cultural Region - New England - Geographic Orientation - Massachusetts - Geographic Orientation - Nova Scotia |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The Fault Lines of Empire is a fascinating comparative study of two communities in the early modern British Empire--one in Massachusetts, the other in Nova Scotia. Elizabeth Mancke focuses on these two locations to examine how British attempts at reforming their empire impacted the development of divergent political customs in the United States and Canada. |