{"product_id":"revolution-against-empire-justin-du-rivage-9780300214246","title":"Revolution Against Empire: Taxes, Politics, and the Origins of American Independence","description":"\u003cb\u003eA bold transatlantic history of American independence revealing that 1776 was about far more than taxation without representation\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eRevolution Against Empire\u003c\/i\u003e sets the story of American independence within a long and fierce clash over the political and economic future of the British Empire. Justin du Rivage traces this decades-long debate, which pitted neighbors and countrymen against one another, from the War of Austrian Succession to the end of the American Revolution. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e As people from Boston to Bengal grappled with the growing burdens of imperial rivalry and fantastically expensive warfare, some argued that austerity and new colonial revenue were urgently needed to rescue Britain from unsustainable taxes and debts. Others insisted that Britain ought to treat its colonies as relative equals and promote their prosperity. Drawing from archival research in the United States, Britain, and France, this book shows how disputes over taxation, public debt, and inequality sparked the American Revolution--and reshaped the British Empire.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Justin Du Rivage\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0300214243\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780300214246\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Yale University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/27\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 392\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.50lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.40h x 6.40w x 1.00d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/01\/2017","brand":"Justin Du Rivage","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44076006637823,"sku":"9780300214246","price":40.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_226d4ba4-baae-4ca9-9c72-0263aa606369.jpg?v=1685462652","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/revolution-against-empire-justin-du-rivage-9780300214246","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}