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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Princeton :
Princeton University Press,
2018.
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Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
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- Cover; Title; Copyright; Dedication; CONTENTS; Acknowledgments; Introduction; CHAPTER 1. The Fall of Monarchic Empires; CHAPTER 2. The Collapse of Imperial Constitutions; CHAPTER 3. The Genealogy of Napoleon's "Special Laws" for the Colonies; CHAPTER 4. The British Empire beyond the American Crisis; CHAPTER 5. Theory and Practice of French Specialite; CHAPTER 6. Spain and Its Colonies: The Survival of the Oldest; CHAPTER 7. The Long Road to 1898; CHAPTER 8. The Imperial Nation; CHAPTER 9. Ruling across the Color Line; Conclusion; Notes; Bibliography; Index.