The Royalist Revolution: Monarchy and the American Founding
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| Rating | : | 4.63 (987 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 067497977X |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 400 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-06-26 |
| Language | : | English |
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(Hannah Weiss Muller Journal of British Studies 2015-07-01)Sure to fire up an old debate, Nelson’s book constitutes an important contribution to the literature on early American constitutionalism. (Jeremy Jennings Standpoint 2015-01-01)Brilliantly argued… The Royalist Revolution is surely one of the most important works on Revolutionary era political thought to appear in many years. (Thomas Meaney The Nation 2015-03-23)Nelson’s argument will alternately surprise, shock, distress, and outrage many scholars, but it will also help to reshape a debate about the origins of the presidency, a topic that gravely matters as we agonize over the role of the post-9/11 executive in our impassioned and impasse-ridden politics…Eric Nelson’s real genius is to force us to rethink both the origins and substance of critical political ideas…We will
No monarchy required, what what! In 1775-6ish the colonies revolted against King George III. I mean, that's what's Schoolhouse Rock says, so it has to be trueright? (Cue singing "No More Kings.")Well, no. In reality, we (this is the collective colonial we) were actually upset at Parliament. Stamp Act, Quartering Act--what weren't they taxing or forcing down our throats?But Parliament was passing those laws--and as the collective colonial, we were busy trying to convince George III to take back some of his royal privileges (the ones lost during the civil war and Glorious Revolution)--including that of the "negative voice" (or veto). Because all the colonial charters ha. Four Stars Interesting read.. A Deep Understanding of the US Constitution Brien Hallett Nelson has written a brilliant book on political philosophy disguised as a history of the pamphlet wars of the 17th and 18th centuries. With deep research, he sets the stage by outlining the 17th century constitutional battles between the royalist and the parliamentarians during the English Civil War. Is a king with an absolute negative over parliamentary enactments a tyrant, as the parliamentarians held? Or, is such a king a true representative of the people, protecting them from the tyranny of a parliamentary majority, as Charles I said? In England, Charles lost not only the argument but also his head. The colonists were good Whig de
Beren Professor of Government at Harvard University. . Eric Nelson is Robert M
Winner of the Society of the Cincinnati History Prize, Society of the Cincinnati in the State of New JerseyFinalist, George Washington PrizeA Choice Outstanding Academic Title of 2015Generations of students have been taught that the American Revolution was a revolt against royal tyranny. The Royalist Revolution interprets the patriot campaign of the 1770s as an insurrection in favor of royal powerdriven by the conviction that the Lords and Commons had usurped the just prerogatives of the monarch.“The Royalist Revolution is a thought-provoking book, and Nelson is to be commended for reviving discussion of the complex ideology of the American Revolution. He reminds us that there was a spectrum of opinion even among the most ardent patriots and a deep British influence on the political institutions of the new country.”Andrew O’Shaughnessy, Wall Street Journal“A scrupulous archaeology of American revolutionary thought.”Thomas Meaney, The Nation“A powerful double-barrelled challenge to historiographical orthodoxy.”Colin Kidd, London Review of Books“A brilliant and provocative analysis of the American Revolution.”John Brewer, New York Re