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British North America in the Seventeenth and Eighteenth Centuries / edited by Stephen Foster. - First edition. - xiii, 365 pages : maps ; 24 cm. - The Oxford history of the British Empire. Companion series . - Oxford history of the British Empire companion series. .

Table of Contents
List of Maps;
List of Contributors;
Abbreviations;
1. Introduction: The What and Why of this Volume, Stephen Foster;
2. British North America in the Empire: An Overview, Stephen Foster and Evan Haefeli;
3. 'Bound by Our Regal Office': Empire, Sovereignty, and the American Colonies in the Seventeenth Century, Ken MacMillan;
4. Toleration and Empire: The Origins of American Religious Pluralism, Evan Haefeli;
5. 'Establishment' and 'Dissent' in British North America: Organizing Religion in the New World, Jeremy Gregory;
6. Periphery as Center: Slavery, Identity, and the Commercial Press in the British Atlantic, 1704-1765, Robert E. Desrochers, Jr.;
7. Colonial Identity and Revolutionary Loyalty: The Case of the West Indies, Sarah Yeh;
8. American Indians in the British Imperial Imagination, 1707-1815, Troy Bickham;
9. The American Revolution (I): The Paradox of Atlantic Integration, Nancy L. Rhoden;
10. The American Revolution (II): The Origin and Nature of Colonial Grievances, Daniel J. Hulsebosch;
11. Epilogue: The United States in the British Empire, Jay Sexton;
Index

ISBN: 9780199206124 (hbk.) 0199206120 (hbk.) 9780198794653

LCCN: 2013937831

Nat. Bib. No.: GBB381720 bnb

Nat. Bib. Agency Control No.: 016494028 Uk

Subjects--Geographic Terms:
North America--History--Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775.
Great Britain--Colonies--History--America--17th century.
Great Britain--Colonies--History--America--18th century.

LC Class. No.: E45 / .B75 2013

Dewey Class. No.: 970.02 FOS