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Durham, N.C., Trinity College Press
Political ideas of the American Revolution; Britannic-American contributions to the problem of imperial organization, 1765 to 1775
Political ideas of the American Revolution; Britannic-American contributions to the problem of imperial organization, 1765 to 1775
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General Books publication date: 2009
Original publication date: 1922
Original Publisher: Trinity College Press Subjects: United States
Great Britain
Foreign Language Study / Arabic
History / North America
History / United States / Colonial Period (1600-1775)
History / United States / Revolutionary Period (1775-1800)
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Excerpt: CHAPTER III THE COMMONWEALTH OF NATIONS The twentieth century has revived, rather than originated, the idea that the British Empire is not one state but a league of states, not one nation but a commonwealth of nations.1 Our ordinary political vocabulary is a poor thing at best because of the different senses in which the same word is used by different, although fairly authoritative writers. In dealing with the British imperial problem as it emerged in the eighteenth century, current terms were inadequate, and the twentieth century finds conditions in that respect little improved. At the outset it is well to get rid of certain popular distinctions of German origin which seem to have a considerable grip upon English and American political scientists. The American aspect of the British imperial problem is only confused by references to the "Staatenstaat," the "Bundestaat," and the "Staatenbund." Why indeed should those terms be used? The American Revolution was but a stage in the development of apolitically-minded people toward an ideal of self-government according to law, a development which xbegan centuries ago in England. Is there not something , a litfle incongruous about summoning to throw light on the , story of the British Empire the nomenclature of a people who waited till the twentieth century before they sloughed off ideas which the English ...
Original publication date: 1922
Original Publisher: Trinity College Press Subjects: United States
Great Britain
Foreign Language Study / Arabic
History / North America
History / United States / Colonial Period (1600-1775)
History / United States / Revolutionary Period (1775-1800)
Notes: This is a black and white OCR reprint of the original. It has no illustrations and there may be typos or missing text.
When you buy the General Books edition of this book you get free trial access to Million-Books.com where you can select from more than a million books for free.
Excerpt: CHAPTER III THE COMMONWEALTH OF NATIONS The twentieth century has revived, rather than originated, the idea that the British Empire is not one state but a league of states, not one nation but a commonwealth of nations.1 Our ordinary political vocabulary is a poor thing at best because of the different senses in which the same word is used by different, although fairly authoritative writers. In dealing with the British imperial problem as it emerged in the eighteenth century, current terms were inadequate, and the twentieth century finds conditions in that respect little improved. At the outset it is well to get rid of certain popular distinctions of German origin which seem to have a considerable grip upon English and American political scientists. The American aspect of the British imperial problem is only confused by references to the "Staatenstaat," the "Bundestaat," and the "Staatenbund." Why indeed should those terms be used? The American Revolution was but a stage in the development of apolitically-minded people toward an ideal of self-government according to law, a development which xbegan centuries ago in England. Is there not something , a litfle incongruous about summoning to throw light on the , story of the British Empire the nomenclature of a people who waited till the twentieth century before they sloughed off ideas which the English ...