<Tab/>The Transformation of European Society, by Gary B. Nash, analyzed the British colonies in North America. By highlighting major changes that took place in the colonies in the eighteenth century, Nash showed how the European mind was transformed from the rigid, hierarchal society of Europe, to the democratic, individualist of America. Nash's first point was about how economic change affected people's views. Since there was so much land in the …
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…Equality for all was a nice concept for those in the lowest class of society, they had no where to go but up; the upper and middle classes were not as enthusiastic about being brought down to the same level as those they considered beneath them. In The Transformation of European Society, Nash clearly highlights some of the major differences between European and American culture that developed as a result of events in North America.