The transforming hand of revolution
Subtitle: reconsidering the American Revolution as a social movement
By: edited by Ronald Hoffman and Peter J. Albert.
Contributors: Hoffman, Ronald, 1941-; Albert, Peter J.
Series: Perspectives on the American Revolution
Publisher: Published for the United States Capitol Historical Society by the University Press of Virginia
Published: 1996
Place of publication: Charlottesville
Language: eng
Number of pages: 517
Subjects: United States -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783 -- Social aspects.
Description: The observations made by J. Franklin Jameson in his pathbreaking study initiated a challenging and enormously productive scholarly debate regarding the nature of the Revolutionary era in American history. For more than six decades questions involving the social implications of the struggle for independence have continued to intrigue historians, and their explorations of the Revolutionary experience from the perspective Jameson suggested have produced a rich and varied literature.

The essays featured in this volume demonstrate the ongoing vitality and importance of contemporary scholarship on the social character of the American Revolution.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and indexes.