UNE Tangier Global Forum presents “The American Revolution and the New World Order”

The American Revolution began with protests over taxes, but ended with the creation of a new idea about political power. How did the Americans create a new political system based on majority rule while protecting individual liberty? In what ways did they succeed, and where did they fail? What impact has this Revolution had on the wider world?

A lecture at the University of New England Tangier Global Forum will explore these and other questions about the American Revolution and its impact on the world. Historian Robert Allison will present “The American Revolution and the New World Order” on Thursday, October 13 at 7 p.m. local time (2 p.m. EST) in the auditorium at UNE’s Tangier Campus. The lecture will be live-streamed to students and faculty on UNE’s two Maine campuses and to viewers around the globe at www.une.edu/tgf/live.

Allison chairs Suffolk University’s History Department and also teaches at the Harvard University Extension School. He is the president of the South Boston Historical Society, vice president of the Colonial Society of Massachusetts and an honorary member of the Society of the Cincinnati.

His books include The American Revolution: A Concise History (2011), A Short History of Boston (2004), Stephen Decatur: American Naval Hero (2004).  

This second lecture in the Tangier Global Forum’s series follows a lecture last month that featured scholar Anthony Pagden presenting “The Enlightenment for Our Troubled World.” The series will offer six more events this academic year.

To learn more, visit: https://www.une.edu/events/2016/american-revolution-and-new-world-order

About the Tangier Global Forum

Capitalizing on the millennial legacy of Tangier as a border city where ideas are in constant flux, the University of New England’s Tangier Global Forum is designed to encourage discussion and critical examination of the burning issues facing the global community. American, Moroccan, European and other thinkers from around the world give lectures and conduct seminars to shed light on -- and provide new insights into -- histories and cultures that are critical to a better understanding of our human condition today. All events are free, open to the public and streamed live around the globe. Live translation into one or more languages is also available. 

To apply, visit www.une.edu/admissions