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9780814767665 English 0814767664 Of crucial strategic importance to both the British and the Continental Army, Staten Island was, for a good part of the American Revolution, a bastion of Loyalist support. With its military and political significance, Staten Island provides rich terrain for Phillip Papas's illuminating case study of the local dimensions of the Revolutionary War. Papas traces Staten Island's political sympathies not to strong ties with Britain, but instead to local conditions that favored the status quo instead of revolutionary change. With a thriving agricultural economy, stable political structure, and strong allegiance to the Anglican Church, on the eve of war it was in Staten Island's self-interest to throw its support behind the British, in order to maintain its favorable economic, social, and political climate. Over the course of the conflict, continual occupation and attack by invading armies deeply eroded Staten Island's natural and other resources, and these pressures, combined with general war weariness, created fissures among the residents of "that ever loyal island," with Loyalist neighbors fighting against Patriot neighbors in a civil war. Papas's thoughtful study reminds us that the Revolution was both a civil war and a war for independence--a duality that is best viewed from a local perspective., Paul Davidson is one of America's most prolific academic economists. Editor of the Journal of Post-Keynesian Economicsand holder of the Holly chair of Excellence at the University of Tennessee, Professor Davidson has written broadly over thirty years on topics as diverse as income distribution, oil and natural resource use, economietric models, finance and financial markets, inflation, and unemployment. This two volume work contains most of Davidson's professional journal articles, a number of previously unpublished papers, and a sample of his policiy oriented testimonies before Congress, the Federal Communications Commission and bank regulators. The topics addressed in this collection among others are: monetary theory and policy; employment theory; and income distribution and inflation., When the American Revolution began in April of 1775, the majority of the residents of Staten Island, New York, were staunchly Loyalist. Because of its location at the entrance to New York Harbor, Staten Island became of crucial strategic importance to both the British and Continental Army, and in the summer of 1776, the island was occupied by British military forces as a preliminary step in the invasion of New York City. With its military and political significance, Staten Island provides rich terrain for Papas's illuminating case study of the local dimensions of the Revolutionary War. Using a rich assortment of sources, including personal letters, contemporary newspapers, Loyalist claims, church records, diaries, and local histories, Papas reminds us that the Revolution was both a civil war and a war for independence-a duality that is best viewed from a local perspective. Book jacket.
9780814767665 English 0814767664 Of crucial strategic importance to both the British and the Continental Army, Staten Island was, for a good part of the American Revolution, a bastion of Loyalist support. With its military and political significance, Staten Island provides rich terrain for Phillip Papas's illuminating case study of the local dimensions of the Revolutionary War. Papas traces Staten Island's political sympathies not to strong ties with Britain, but instead to local conditions that favored the status quo instead of revolutionary change. With a thriving agricultural economy, stable political structure, and strong allegiance to the Anglican Church, on the eve of war it was in Staten Island's self-interest to throw its support behind the British, in order to maintain its favorable economic, social, and political climate. Over the course of the conflict, continual occupation and attack by invading armies deeply eroded Staten Island's natural and other resources, and these pressures, combined with general war weariness, created fissures among the residents of "that ever loyal island," with Loyalist neighbors fighting against Patriot neighbors in a civil war. Papas's thoughtful study reminds us that the Revolution was both a civil war and a war for independence--a duality that is best viewed from a local perspective., Paul Davidson is one of America's most prolific academic economists. Editor of the Journal of Post-Keynesian Economicsand holder of the Holly chair of Excellence at the University of Tennessee, Professor Davidson has written broadly over thirty years on topics as diverse as income distribution, oil and natural resource use, economietric models, finance and financial markets, inflation, and unemployment. This two volume work contains most of Davidson's professional journal articles, a number of previously unpublished papers, and a sample of his policiy oriented testimonies before Congress, the Federal Communications Commission and bank regulators. The topics addressed in this collection among others are: monetary theory and policy; employment theory; and income distribution and inflation., When the American Revolution began in April of 1775, the majority of the residents of Staten Island, New York, were staunchly Loyalist. Because of its location at the entrance to New York Harbor, Staten Island became of crucial strategic importance to both the British and Continental Army, and in the summer of 1776, the island was occupied by British military forces as a preliminary step in the invasion of New York City. With its military and political significance, Staten Island provides rich terrain for Papas's illuminating case study of the local dimensions of the Revolutionary War. Using a rich assortment of sources, including personal letters, contemporary newspapers, Loyalist claims, church records, diaries, and local histories, Papas reminds us that the Revolution was both a civil war and a war for independence-a duality that is best viewed from a local perspective. Book jacket.