Britain and America: Studies in Comparative History, 1760-1970

Britain and the United States share a common language, a liberal and cultural heritage, and a democratic political system. They also have pronounced differences, for their economic, political, and social structures have developed in distinctive ways. This book compares and contrasts the historical course of the two countries and explores the significance of their similarities and differences over a period of two centuries.

The book offers wide ranging and up-to-date analyses of such issues a...