Holger Hoock: 2 books
Scars of Independence
America's Violent Birth
Language: English
Release Date: May 9, 2017
**A NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW EDITORS' CHOICE
A magisterial new work that rewrites the story of America's founding**
The American Revolution is often portrayed as an orderly, restrained rebellion, with brave patriots defending their noble ideals against an oppressive empire. It’s...
Empires of the Imagination
Politics, War, and the Arts in the British World, 1750-1850
Language: English
Release Date: July 9, 2010
Between the mid-18th and mid-19th centuries, Britain evolved from a substantial international power yet relative artistic backwater into a global superpower and a leading cultural force in Europe. In this original and wide-ranging book, Hoock illuminates the manifold ways in which the culture of power...