{"product_id":"america-before-1787-the-unraveling-of-a-colonial-regime-paperback","title":"America Before 1787: The Unraveling of a Colonial Regime - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJon Elster\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn original account, drawing on both history and social science, of the causes and consequences of the American Revolution\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWith \u003ci\u003eAmerica before 1787\u003c\/i\u003e, Jon Elster offers the second volume of a projected trilogy that examines the emergence of constitutional politics in France and America. Here, he explores the increasingly uneasy relations between Britain and its American colonies and the social movements through which the thirteen colonies overcame their seemingly deep internal antagonisms. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eElster documents the importance of the radical uncertainty about their opponents that characterized both British and American elites and reveals the often neglected force of enthusiasm, and of emotions more generally, in shaping beliefs and in motivating actions. He provides the first detailed examinations of \"divide and rule\" as a strategy used on both sides of the Atlantic and of the rise and fall of collective action movements among the Americans. Elster also explains how the gradual undermining in America of the British imperial system took its toll on transatlantic relations and describes how state governments and the American Confederation made crucial institutional decisions that informed and constrained the making of the Constitution. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDrawing on a wide range of historical sources and on theories of modern social science, Elster brings together two fields of scholarship in innovative and original ways. The result is a unique synthesis that yields new insights into some of the most important events in modern history.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJon Elster\u003c\/b\u003e is professor emeritus at Columbia University and professeur honoraire at the Collège de France, Paris. He is the author of twenty previous books, including \u003ci\u003eFrance before 1789: The Unraveling of an Absolutist Regime\u003c\/i\u003e (Princeton), the first volume in the present trilogy; \u003ci\u003eReason and Rationality\u003c\/i\u003e (Princeton); \u003ci\u003eExplaining Social Behavior\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eSecurities Against Misrule\u003c\/i\u003e; and \u003ci\u003eAlexis de Tocqueville: The First Social Scientist\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 488\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.09 x 9.21 x 6.14 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 24, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52959970427187,"sku":"9780691242675","price":58.21,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/1Bh8PGBnOa9780691242675.webp?v=1768474434","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/products\/america-before-1787-the-unraveling-of-a-colonial-regime-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}