The Cousins' Wars: Religion, Politics, Civil Warfare, And The Triumph Of Anglo-america

The question at the heart of The Cousins' Wars is this: How did Anglo-America evolve over a mere three hundred years from a small Tudor kingdom into a global community with such a hegemonic grip on the world today, while no other European power - Spain, France, Germany, or Russia - did? The answer to this, according to Phillips, lies in a close examination of three internecine English-speaking civil warsÑthe English Civil War, the American Revolution, and the American Civil War. These wars between cousins functioned as crucial anvils on which various religious, ethnic, and political alliances were hammered out between the English-speaking cousin-nations, setting them on a unique two-track path toward world leadership - one aristocratic and aloof to dominate the imperial nineteenth century and the other more egalitarian and democratic to take over in the twentieth century. They also functioned as unfortunate and deadly cultural crucibles for African Americans, Native Americans, and the Irish.Phillips's analysis shows exactly how these conflicts are inextricably linked and how they seeded each other. He offers often surprising interpretations that cut across the political spectrum - for instance, that the Constitution of the United States, while brilliant in many respects, was also a fatally flawed political compromise that contributed mightily in setting the stage for the final - and the bloodiest - cousins' war: the American Civil War.With the new millennium upon us and triggering widespread assessment of our nation's place in world history, The Cousins' Wars provides just the kind of magisterial sweep and revisionist spark to ignite widespread interest and debate. This grand religious, military, and political epic is the multi-dimensional story of the triumph of Anglo-America. The Question At The Heart Of The Cousins' Wars Is This: How Did Anglo-america Evolve Over A Mere Three Hundred Years From A Small Tudor Kingdom Into A Global Community With Such A Cultural And Linguistic Hegemonic Grip On The World Today, While The Other European Powers - From Spain To Germany - Did Not. The Answer To This, According To Phillips, Can Be Found In A Close Examination Of The English-speaking People's Three Major Internecine Conflicts - The English Civil War, The American Revolution, And The American Civil War. These Wars Between Cousins Functioned As Crucial Anvils On Which Various Religious, Ethnic, And Political Alignments And Successes Were Hammered Out, Setting Great Britain And America On A Unique Two-track Path Toward World Leadership. Pt. 1. Beginnings Of Anglo-america And The Setting Of The First Cousins' War -- Ch. 1. Protestant Background Of Anglo-american Expansion And The Cousins' Wars -- Pt. 2. Early Cousins' Wars -- Ch. 2. Anglo-amnerica's First Civil Wars: The British Setting, 1630-1763 -- Ch. 3. America, 1763-1775: The Inheritance Of Revolutionary Conflict -- Ch. 4. British Empire And Civil War In The Western Hemisphere, 1775-1783 -- Ch. 5. Making Of A Revolution: Patriots, Loyalists, And Neutrals -- Ch. 6. Support For The American Revolution Within The British Isles -- Ch. 7. Trauma And Triumph: Saratoga And The Revitalization Of The British Empire -- Pt. 3. Final Cousins' War -- Ch. 8. Sectionalism, Slavery, And Religion: The Continuity Of The Second And Third Cousins' Wars -- Ch. 9. Final Cousins' Fight: Causes And Origins Of The American Civil War -- Ch. 10. U.s. Civil War: Loyalties, Alignments, And Partisanships, 1861-1865 -- Ch. 11. U.s. Civil War And The Framework Of Anglo-america -- Pt. 4. Triumph Of Anglo-america: War, Population, And English Language Hegemony -- Ch. 12. Cousins' Wars And The Shaping Of Anglo-american Politics -- Ch. 13. Demographic Imperialism: The Second Architecture Of Anglo-american Hegemony -- Ch. 14. English Language: Words As Weaponry? Kevin Phillips. Includes Bibliographical References (p. 669-682) And Index. Wars 3 Contents 5 Maps and Figures 7 Part One: The Beginnings of Anglo-America and the Setting of the First Cousins’ War 29 1 The Protestant Background of Anglo-American Expansion and the Cousins’ Wars 31 Part Two: The Early Cousins’ Wars 61 2 Anglo-America’s First Civil Wars: The British Setting, 1630-1763 63 3 America, 1763-1775: The Inheritance of Revolutionary Conflict 107 4 The British Empire and Civil War in the Western Hemisphere, 1775-1783 151 5 The Making of a Revolution: Patriots, Loyalists, and Neutrals 189 6 Support for the American Revolution Within the British Isles 261 7 Trauma and Triumph: Saratoga and the Revitalization of the British Empire 297 Part Three: The Final Cousins’ War 343 8 Sectionalism, Slavery, and Religion: The Continuity of the Second and Third Cousins’ Wars 345 9 The Final Cousins’ Fight: Causes and Origins of the American Civil War 391 10 The U.S.Civil War: Loyalties, Alignments, and Partisanships, 1861-1865 435 11 The U.S. Civil War and the Framework of Anglo-America 485 Part Four: The Triumph of Anglo-America— War, Population, and English Language Hegemony 539 12 The Cousins’ Wars and the Shaping of Anglo-American Politics 541 13 Demographic Imperialism: The Second Architecture of Anglo-American Hegemony 589 14 The English Language: Words as Weaponry? 625 Afterword 637 Appendix 1: The Parallel Names of the Cousins’ Wars 641 Appendix 2: The Cousins’ Wars as a Chain 643 Appendix 3: The Cousins’ Wars: A Short Timeline 646 Notes 660 Bibliography 697 Index 711 The achievement at the heart of The Cousins' Wars is this: How did Anglo-America evolve over a mere three hundred years from a small Tudor kingdom into a global community with such a cultural and linguistic hegemonic grip on the world today, while the other European powers--from Spain to Germany--did not. The answer to this, according to Phillips, can be found in a close examination of the English-speaking people's three major internecine conflicts--the English Civil War, the American Revolution, and the American Civil War. These wars between cousins functioned as crucial anvils on which various religious, ethnic, and political alignments and successes were hammered out, setting Great Britain and America on a unique two-track path toward world leadership. THREE HUNDRED AND SEVENTY YEARS ago, before the language of George Washington and George III was confirmed as the lingua anglica of global communications and finance, there was another Atlantic community, much smaller, where it all began: five million people in England and Wales, forty thousand on the seaboard of North America, mostly in New England.