The Declaration of Independence: A Global HistoryHarvard University Press, 30. 6. 2009 - Počet stran: 320 Not only did the Declaration announce the entry of the United States onto the world stage, it became the model for other countries to follow. This unique global perspective demonstrates the singular role of the United States document as a founding statement of our modern world. |
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... empires in the Atlantic, Indian, and Pacific Oceans; the diffusion of maps, histories, and travel accounts; and the ties created by the circu- lation and exchange of goods and ideas. It had also been greatly expanded by the titanic ...
... empires in the Atlantic, Indian, and Pacific Oceans; the diffusion of maps, histories, and travel accounts; and the ties created by the circu- lation and exchange of goods and ideas. It had also been greatly expanded by the titanic ...
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... empire on the west side of the Atlantic . This empire , however , has existed in imagination only . ” In the closing pages of the Wealth of Nations , Smith demanded that “ this golden dream ” of empire be either realized or abandoned ...
... empire on the west side of the Atlantic . This empire , however , has existed in imagination only . ” In the closing pages of the Wealth of Nations , Smith demanded that “ this golden dream ” of empire be either realized or abandoned ...
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A Global History David Armitage. America is now lost to the Empire and to me , and what would have been a good introduction to the settlement of British Colonies , will suit very ill the establishment of Independant States . ” 18 The ...
A Global History David Armitage. America is now lost to the Empire and to me , and what would have been a good introduction to the settlement of British Colonies , will suit very ill the establishment of Independant States . ” 18 The ...
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... Empire . The American Declaration , like its successor declarations , was a document of state - making , not of nation - formation . It declared that what had formerly been dependent colonies with- in the British Empire were now ...
... Empire . The American Declaration , like its successor declarations , was a document of state - making , not of nation - formation . It declared that what had formerly been dependent colonies with- in the British Empire were now ...
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... empires.32 In the last quarter - century , states have been rapidly outnumbered by proliferating nongovernmental organizations and multinational corporations . 33 They have also often had to confront challenges from substate groups or ...
... empires.32 In the last quarter - century , states have been rapidly outnumbered by proliferating nongovernmental organizations and multinational corporations . 33 They have also often had to confront challenges from substate groups or ...
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2 The Declaration of Independence in the World | 63 |
3 A World of Declarations | 103 |
Conclusion | 139 |
Declarations of Independence 17761993 | 145 |
Thomas Jeffersons Original Rough Draft of the Declaration of Independence | 157 |
In Congress July 4 1776 A Declaration By the Representatives of the United States of America in General Congress Assembled | 165 |
Declaration of the Independence of New Zealand October 28 1835 | 209 |
The Unanimous Declaration of Independencemade by the Delegates of the People of Texas March 21836 | 211 |
A Declaration of Independence by the Representatives of the People of the Commonwealth of Liberia July 16 1847 | 217 |
Declaration of Independence of the Czechoslovak Nation October 18 1918 | 225 |
Declaration of Independence of the Democratic Republic of Viet Nam September 2 1945 | 231 |
Declaration of the Establishment of the State of Israel May 14 1948 | 237 |
The Unilateral Declaration of Independence Southern Rhodesia November 11 1965 | 243 |
Notes | 249 |
Jeremy Bentham Short Review of theDeclaration 1776 | 173 |
Manifesto of the Province of Flanders extracts January 4 1790 | 187 |
The Haitian Declaration of Independence January 1 1804 | 193 |
The Venezuelan Declaration of Independence July 5 1811 | 199 |
Acknowledgments | 287 |
Index | 291 |
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