Birkitts Books presents ... The King's Three Faces: The Rise Fall of Royal America, 1688-1776 (Published by the Omohundro Institute of Early American Histo) ISBN: 0807830658 Author: McConville, Brendan Publisher: Omohundro Institute and Unc Press Release Date: 2007-08-27 Seller Category: -- Qty Available: 1 Condition: Used: Good Sku: 250614007 Notes: Minor shelf wear, binding tight, front endpages have writing, text has occasional bracketing and notes.. Reinterpreting the first century of American history, Brendan McConville argues that colonial society developed a political culture marked by strong attachment to Great Britain's monarchs. This intense allegiance continued almost until the moment of independence, an event defined by an emotional break with the king. By reading American history forward from the seventeenth century rather than backward from the Revolution, McConville shows that political conflicts long assumed to foreshadow the events of 1776 were in fact fought out by factions who invoked competing visions of the king and appropriated royal rites rather than used abstract republican rights or pro-democratic proclamations. The American Revolution, McConville contends, emerged out of the fissure caused by the unstable mix of affective attachments to the king and a weak imperial government. Sure to provoke debate, The King's Three Faces offers a powerful counterthesis to dominant American historiography. Don't forget to check out other great deals in our Store!!