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The Lion and the Eagle
The Interaction of the British and American Empires 1783–1972
The Lion and the Eagle
The Interaction of the British and American Empires 1783–1972
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Product details
| Published | 12 Jul 2018 |
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| Format | Hardback |
| Edition | 1st |
| Pages | 576 |
| ISBN | 9781408856178 |
| Imprint | Bloomsbury Publishing |
| Dimensions | 234 x 153 mm |
| Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing |
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Reviews
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A wry history of the wrangles, local shoot outs and potential crises that took place at intervals through the two centuries following American independence … This is a pleasing book, because it recounts droll, often absurd episodes in the history of Anglo-American relations that will be unfamiliar to most readers
Max Hastings, Sunday Times
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A fascinating, scholarly account of a troubled relationship between two empires divided, as George Bernard Shaw put it, by a common language
Herald
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A compelling study
Prospect
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A thoughtful and scholarly analysis of the interaction of the British and American empires over two centuries … Burk's great talent is in dealing with government action, in untangling the many disputes and explaining the often-complex negotiations that brought about their resolution
Frank Prochaska, Literary Review
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Burk writes in the compelling, authoritative, grand style of her mentor, AJP Taylor, and not many historians do that anymore. Burk writes with élan about big events over a vast canvas. But, also like him, she never lets her reader forget that history is ultimately about people … And that, in the end, is what makes this book so enjoyable
BBC History Magazine
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Burk ... brings her sparkling style to consider Britain and America as imperial presences, and to assess their interaction, impact and imperial styles … Burk offers an energetic look at an established topic and does so with considerable panache … [she] has a fine grasp of political contingencies and geopolitical realities, and offers a fresh reading on familiar topics
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