The persistence of empire: British political culture in the age of the American Revolution

Preface; List of Maps and Illustrations; Introduction; One. An Empire of Liberty: Whig Identity in the Reign of George II; I. Maintaining the Balance of Power; II. A Matchless Constitution; III. The Liberties of Britain and Europe; Two. The Blue Water Vision: British Imperialism and the Seven Years' War; I. ''The Sepulchre of British Interest''; II. Oceans, Indians, and Colonists; III. The Legacy of William Pitt; Three. Patriotism Established: The Creation of a ''National Militia'' in England; I. The Power of Popularity; II. The Militia Riots of 1757; III. The Price of Victory

Four. The Nation Abroad: The Atlantic Debate over Colonial TaxationI. The Origins of the Stamp Act (1765); II. An American Theory of Empire; III. The Plunge of Lemmings; Five. The Revolution in British Patriotism: The Friends of Government and the Friends of America; I. Ambivalent Patriots; II. The County Associations (1780); III. A People above Reproach; Six. The Experience of Defeat: The British Legacy of the American Revolution; I. The Limits of Greater Britain; II. ''The Isle of Liberty and Peace''; III. A Multiracial Empire; Bibliography; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N

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