The War Of 1812: Conflict For A Continent (cambridge Essential Histories)

This book is a narrative history of the many dimensions of the War of 1812 - social, diplomatic, military, and political - which places the war's origins and conduct in transatlantic perspective. The events of 1812-1815 were shaped by the larger crisis of the Napoleonic Wars in Europe. In synthesizing and reinterpreting scholarship on the war, Professor J. C. A. Stagg focuses on the war as a continental event, highlighting its centrality to Canadian nationalism and state development. The book introduces the war to students and general readers, concluding that it resulted in many ways from an emerging nation-state trying to contend with the effects of rival European nationalisms, both in Europe itself and in the Atlantic world. Cover ......Page 1 The War of 1812 ......Page 3 cambridge essential histories ......Page 5 Dedication ......Page 6 Title ......Page 7 Copyright ......Page 8 Contents......Page 9 List of Maps......Page 10 Acknowledgments......Page 11 I......Page 21 II......Page 28 III......Page 32 IV......Page 35 I......Page 38 II......Page 42 III......Page 44 IV......Page 47 V......Page 50 VI......Page 54 VII......Page 60 VIII......Page 66 I......Page 68 II......Page 72 III......Page 80 IV......Page 89 V......Page 94 I......Page 99 II......Page 105 III......Page 109 IV......Page 113 V......Page 117 VI......Page 123 I......Page 129 II......Page 135 III......Page 141 IV......Page 146 V......Page 150 I......Page 159 II......Page 167 III......Page 174 IV......Page 185 An Essay on Sources......Page 191 Index......Page 207 A Short And Easily-readable Book That Will Explain To Both Americans And Canadians Why The War Of 1812 Mattered In The Histories Of Their Two Nations. For Those Who Seek Insights Into This Subject During The Bicentennial Commemorations Of The War, This Book Is The Place To Start. Its Contents Provide Far More That Merely The Military History Of The Failed American Campaigns Against Canada Between 1812 And 1815. Those Events Are Set In The Larger Contexts Of The Development Of The North American Continent And The Crisis Of The Napoleonic Wars In Europe. The Book Is Short, Up-to-date, And Contains A Useful Guide To Other Writings About The War Of 1812-- J. C. A. Stagg. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. "A short and easily-readable book that will explain to both Americans and Canadians why the War of 1812 mattered in the histories of their two nations. For those who seek insights into this subject during the bicentennial commemorations of the war, this book is the place to start. Its contents provide far more that merely the military history of the failed American campaigns against Canada between 1812 and 1815. Those events are set in the larger contexts of the development of the North American continent and the crisis of the Napoleonic Wars in Europe. The book is short, up-to-date, and contains a useful guide to other writings about the War of 1812"-- Provided by publisher This book is a narrative history of the many dimensions of the War of 1812, which places the war's origins and conduct in transatlantic perspective. The book concludes that it resulted from an emerging nation-state trying to contend with the effects of rival European nationalisms.