The urban crucible : social change, political consciousness, and the origins of the American Revolution

This book boldly reinterprets colonial life and the origins of the American Revolution. While retaining all the main points of analysis and interpretation, the author has reduced the full complement of statistics, sources, and technical data contained in the original edition to serve the needs of general readers and undergraduates. Preface Contents PART ONE. GROWTH AND WAR 1690–1740 1. The Web of Seaport Life 2. The Urban Polity 3. The Seaport Economies in an Era of War 4. The Rise of Popular Politics 5. The Urban Economies in an Era of Peace 6. Political Unrest in the Interwar Period PART TWO. CONFLICT AND REVOLUTION 1740–1776 7. The Renewal of War and the Decline of Boston 8. Religious Revival and Politics at Mid-Century 9. Prosperity and Poverty: The Seven Years War and Its Aftermath 10. The Intensification of Factional Politics 11. The Stamp Act in the Port Towns 12. The Disordered Urban Economies 13. Revolution APPENDIX Tables Figures NOTES INDEX Appendix Notes Index