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Cosmopolitanism and Nationhood in the Age of Jefferson.

'Cosmopolitanism and Nationhood in the Age of Jefferson' explores the origins of modern conceptions of world citizenship and the nation in Jeffersonian America. In today's discussions of a transnational world, cosmopolitanism tends to be understood as a potential antidote to problemat...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Nicolaisen, Peter
Otros Autores: Spahn, Hannah
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Heidelberg : Universitätsverlag Winter, 2014.
Colección:American Studies - A Monograph Series.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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  • Acknowledgments; Preface; HANNAH SPAHN Introduction; GORDON S. WOOD The Invention of the United States; ARMIN MATTES "Une et indivisible"? Thomas Jefferson and Destutt de Tracy on the Idea of the Nation; THOMAS CLARK "Beware the wit of Voltaire": Benjamin Rush and the Limits of American Cosmopolitanism; MAURIZIO VALSANIA Beyond Particularism: Thomas Jefferson' s Republican Community; HANNAH SPAHN Cosmopolitan Imperfections: Jefferson, Nationhood, and the Republic of Letters; GAYE WILSON Thomas Jefferson and Creating an Image for a New Nation.
  • FRANCIS D. COGLIANO A "Philosophical vedette": William Dunbar, Thomas Jefferson, and the Republic of LettersCATRIN GERSDORF Early American Cool: Benjamin Franklin, Thomas Jefferson, and the Affective Foundation of Republican Government; PHILIPP ZIESCHE American Exceptionalism: Cosmopolitanism by Another Name; PETER S. ONUF Cosmopolitanism and Nationhood in the Age of Jefferson: Epilogue; Contributors.