Tradition, Conflict, and Modernization

Tradition, Conflict, and Modernization: Perspectives on the American Revolution aims to expand knowledge on the intellectual character of the Revolution, its relation to the trend of modernization, and its standing as a manifestation of social conflict. The book discusses the American revolution in national tradition; the collective action in England and America in 1765-1775, and back country rebellions and the homestead ethic in America in 1740-1799. The text also describes the perspective of modernization related to the American revolution, modernization, and human. Historians will find the book invaluable.

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List of Contributors
Acknowledgments
l Introduction
I The Perspective of Tradition
2 The American Revolution in National Tradition
I. Contemporary Speculations and Divergences, 1776-1799
II. Revolution Romanticized and Revolutionaries Immortalized, 1800-1832
III. The Revolution Recorded, Threatened, and Vindicated, 1833-1874
IV. Celebrating the Present and Escaping into the Past, 1875-1906
V. Dull Scholars, Cynical Debunkers, and Patriots All, 1907-1944
VI. Realism, Pluralism, and Elitism: The Revolutionary Tradition Recedes, 1945-1975
II The Perspective of Conflict
3 Collective Action in England and America, 1765-1775
I. Defense of Local Rights
II. Events in London
III. Actions in Massachusetts
IV. Actions in South Carolina
V. Conclusions
4 Back Country Rebellions and the Homestead Ethic in America, 1, 40-1799
I. The Land-Population-Wealth Crisis
II. The Homestead Ethic in the Back Country
III. The Goals of the Rebels
IV. Patterns of Leadership
V. Patterns of Activity
VI. Conclusions
III The Perspective of Modernization
5 The American Revolution, Modernization, and Man: A Critique
I. Modernization and the Revolution
II. The Individual
III. Social Change and Human Personality
Index