In What Sense Is the Period After 1760 Rightly Characterized

question 30

Essay

In what sense is the period after 1760 rightly characterized as the era of "democratic" or "Atlantic" revolutions? What are the difficulties in analyzing the era on such a basis rather than on a national one (e.g., "the American Revolution")?

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