{"product_id":"britain-and-france-at-the-birth-of-america-the-european-powers-and-the-peace-negotiations-of-178283-9780859896153","title":"Britain and France at the Birth of America  The","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOffers a study of the peace negotiations which ended the American War of Independence. This title challenges traditional views and uses a wide range of sources to provide a detailed analysis of the treaties signed between Britain and France, Spain, the Netherlands and the United States.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e... Turns the established view of the creation of the USA upon its head ...\u003cbr\u003eThis splendidly produced volume needs to be set in the historiographical context of its subject, one much written about from varying national viewpoints ... The merits of this book by Andrew Stockley are that he incorporates recent scholarship; adds new material of his own; notes the impact of internal politics in Britain and France; and, above all, as his title suggests, puts the whole topic in a European rather than American setting ... An excellent synthesis of a complicated topic, leavened with fresh material and marked by an original approach. * The British Journal for Eighteenth-Century Studies, 25.1 *\u003cbr\u003eHighly recommended for all college libraries. * Choice, Vol. 39, No. 6 *\u003cbr\u003eThe specialist will find much to enjoy and benefit from, especially the analysis of the construction of a viable British foreign policy towards the American colonies and their European allies. * The International History Review, Vol. 24:1 *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eList of Illustrations\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAcknowledgements\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAbbreviations\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA Note on References\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSummary Chronology\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIntroduction\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e1 The Approach of Peace\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e2 The Birth of America\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e3 Shelburne, Vergennes and the European Settlement\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e4 The Domestic Political Context\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e5 Fox and the 1783 Negotiations\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eConclusion\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAppendix: Dramatis Personae\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNotes\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSelect Bibliography\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIndex\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Liverpool University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51038923653463,"sku":"9780859896153","price":109.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780859896153.jpg?v=1750941957","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/britain-and-france-at-the-birth-of-america-the-european-powers-and-the-peace-negotiations-of-178283-9780859896153","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}