Bücher von Jack P. Greene

This text explores the changing definitions of America from the time of Europe's first contact with the New World through the establishment of the American republic. It shows that virtually all contemporary observers emphasized the distinctiveness of the new worlds being created in America.

In this book, Jack P. Greene describes the rise of the lower houses in the four southern royal colonies--Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Georgia--that reflects a process occurring throughout the colonies in the period between the Glorious Revolution and the American War for Independence. To determine what it was the Americans were defending in their debate with Britain between 1763 and 1776, Professor Greene defines the specific powers acquired by the lower houses, measures the extent of their authority at the close of the Seven Years' War, and examines the British challenge. He explores the theoretical foundations as well as the practical results of the assemblies' moves, and offers an important new interpretation of the relationship between their rise to power and the coming of the American Revolution.

A psychological and intellectual portrait of Landon Carter, the wealthy 18th century diarist and master of Sabine Hall, this study attempts to delineate his central character traits and personal values, while also placing him in the context of the social imperatives of the Virginia gentry of his day.

Describes the rise of the lower houses in the four southern US royal colonies - Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Georgia - in the period between the Glorious Revolution and the American War for Independence. It assesses the consequences of the success of the lower houses, especially the relationship between their rise to power and the coming of the American Revolution.

Reinterprets the meaning of American social development. Synthesizing literature of the previous two decades on the process of social development and the formation of American culture, Jack Greene challenges the central assumptions that have traditionally been used to analyse colonial British American history.

"Characteristically incisive and refreshing. . . . It represents the fruits of years of reflection and research into the relationship between Great Britain and her American colonies, and how that relationship affected developments in the early Republic." - [London] Times Higher Education Supplement