{"product_id":"freedom-round-the-globe-1","title":"Freedom Round the Globe","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Fascinating, mind-scrambling' –\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Engaging . . . Pearsall's book does so much to illuminate' –\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'She casts her net wide . . . fluent and engaging . . . offers a decentered, kaleidoscopic view' –\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew Statesman\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Fantastic . . . a triumph' –\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003eChristopher Clark, author of \u003ci\u003eRevolutionary Spring\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Extraordinary . . . thrilling narrative and sharp analysis' –\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003eTiya Miles, author of \u003ci\u003eAll That She Carried\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA fresh and surprising history that reckons with a defining global moment on its 250th anniversary: The American Revolution.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn this authoritative revisionist history, prize-winning historian Sarah M. S. Pearsall restores the shock, drama and world-altering flux of 1776, revealing how the fires of change that sparked the American Revolution were igniting all around the world. From St. Kitts to Kolkata, Ghana to Guangzhou, all kinds of people, not just the men declaring independence in Philadelphia, asserted their rights to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAs we approach the 250th anniversary of the Revolution, \u003ci\u003eFreedom Round the Globe\u003c\/i\u003e tells a story the world needs to hear, of the fraught origins of a nation that by turns perplexes, fascinates and horrifies us. It is a story of global transformation and revolutionary fervour, of triumph as well as tragedy, and of the insurgents, lovers, and dreamers who dared to imagine better societies.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e‘A syncopated dance of ideas delivered with a poetic touch. Global in scope and local in depth, it is chock full of unexpected insights’ – Jefferson Cowie, author of \u003ci\u003eFreedom’s Dominion\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Pan Macmillan","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56244049477976,"sku":"9781529093919","price":27.5,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/files\/9781529093919_916cd11f-f280-498d-84cd-15244d954449.jpg?v=1779865253","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/freedom-round-the-globe-1","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}