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The Imperial Nation : Citizens and Subjects in the British, French, Spanish, and American Empires /

How the legacy of monarchical empires shaped Britain, France, Spain, and the United States as they became liberal entitiesHistorians view the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries as a turning point when imperial monarchies collapsed and modern nations emerged. Treating this pivotal moment...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Fradera, Josep (Autor)
Otros Autores: MacKay, Ruth
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Princeton, NJ : Princeton University Press, [2018]
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  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Acknowledgments
  • Introduction
  • Chapter One. The Fall of Monarchic Empires
  • Chapter Two. The Collapse of Imperial Constitutions
  • Chapter Three. The Genealogy of Napoleon's "Special Laws" for the Colonies
  • Chapter Four. The British Empire beyond the American Crisis
  • Chapter Five. Theory and Practice of French Spécialité
  • Chapter Six. Spain and Its Colonies: The survival of The oldest
  • Chapter Seven. The Long Road to 1898
  • Chapter Eight. The Imperial Nation
  • Chapter Nine. Ruling across the Color Line
  • Conclusion
  • Notes
  • Bibliography
  • Index
  • A note on the type