Divided sovereignties : race, nationhood, and citizenship in nineteenth-century America /

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"In 18th- and 19th-century debates about the constructions of American nationhood and national citizenship, the frequently invoked concept of divided sovereignty signified the division of power between state and federal authorities and/or the possibility of one nation residing within the geopol...

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Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Zuck, Rochelle Raineri (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Athens : The University of Georgia Press, 2016.
Subjects:
1800-1899
American literature > Minority authors > History and criticism.
Sovereignty in literature.
Political culture > United States > History > 19th century.
Citizenship > United States > History > 19th century.
Nationalism > United States > History > 19th century.
Sovereignty > Social aspects > United States > History > 19th century.
Minorities > United States > History > 19th century.
Littérature américaine > Auteurs issus des minorités > Histoire et critique.
Souveraineté dans la littérature.
Nationalisme > États-Unis > Histoire > 19e siècle.
Souveraineté > Aspect social > États-Unis > Histoire > 19e siècle.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Discrimination & Race Relations.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Minority Studies.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Ethnic Studies > General.
American literature > Minority authors.
Citizenship.
Ethnic relations.
Minorities.
Nationalism.
Political culture.
Politics and government.
Race relations.
Sovereignty > Social aspects.
United States > Politics and government > 19th century.
United States > Ethnic relations > History > 19th century.
United States > Race relations > History > 19th century.
États-Unis > Politique et gouvernement > 19e siècle.
États-Unis > Relations interethniques > Histoire > 19e siècle.
États-Unis > Relations raciales > Histoire > 19e siècle.
United States.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
History.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction: Imperium in Imperio and the division of sovereignty in American literature and public argument
  • "In the heart of so powerful a nation" : Cherokee sovereignty, political allegiance, and national spaces
  • "And Ethiopia shall stretch forth her hands" : African colonization, divided sovereignty, and rhetorics of an African imperium
  • "Space for action" : divided sovereignty, political allegiance, and African American nationhood in the 1850s
  • "An Irish Republic (on paper)" : the Fenian Brotherhood, virtual nationhood, and contested sovereignties
  • "China in the United States" : extraterritorial sovereignty, the six companies, and rhetorics of a Chinese imperium
  • Conclusion: Becoming minority nations in nineteenth-century America.

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