{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/69380c0d4a9751f83d7c325d/6a47c6f08890f0eef31aea67?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Was the American revolution really American?","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/69380c0d4a9751f83d7c325d/1783088750362-5621e647-b9d5-476a-b66d-f7009c641b96.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>Hot dogs, fireworks, old glory, it’s the 4th July. This year marks the 250th anniversary of the USA’s Declaration of Independence.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>What led up to these crucial events in 1776? Was the revolution truly American? And what does this anniversary represent today?</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Tanjil Rashid is joined by Sarah Pearsall, historian and author of&nbsp;<em>Freedom Round the Globe: How the World Made the American Revolution.</em></p>","author_name":"The New Statesman"}