The Louisiana Purchase and American Expansion, 1803–1898Sanford Levinson, Bartholomew Sparrow Rowman & Littlefield, 14. 6. 2023 - Počet stran: 272 The 1803 purchase of the Louisiana Territory was a watershed event for the fledgling United States. Adding some 829,000 square miles of territory, the Louisiana Purchase set a striking precedent of Presidential power and brought to the surface profound legal and constitutional questions. As the nation continued to expand westward and into the Pacific and Caribbean, critical social, political and constitutional questions arose that greatly tested American resolve and reshaped the nation's founding premises. In this exciting collection, Sanford Levinson and Bartholomew Sparrow bring together noted scholars in American history, constitutional law, and political science to examine role that the Louisiana Purchase played in shaping both the expansionist policies of the nineteenth century and critical interpretations of the Constitution. The Louisiana Purchase and American Expansion, 1803–1898 provides a fascinating overview of how the U.S. Constitution and the American political system is inextricably tied to |
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... Destutt de Tracy . The historian William Freehling explores the implications of the Louisiana Introduction 15.
... Destutt de Tracy . The historian William Freehling explores the implications of the Louisiana Introduction 15.
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... Destutt de Tracy shortly after Jefferson's retirement in 1809 . In the Louisiana Crisis , the expansive American nation that Jefferson pro- jected into a benign future had been threatened by the presence of France , an- other expansive ...
... Destutt de Tracy shortly after Jefferson's retirement in 1809 . In the Louisiana Crisis , the expansive American nation that Jefferson pro- jected into a benign future had been threatened by the presence of France , an- other expansive ...
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... Destutt de Tracy's Commentary and Review of Mon- tesquieu illuminates his conception of national and world history , even as their friendly disagreements underscore the distinctive geopolitical circumstances of their two worlds . As ...
... Destutt de Tracy's Commentary and Review of Mon- tesquieu illuminates his conception of national and world history , even as their friendly disagreements underscore the distinctive geopolitical circumstances of their two worlds . As ...
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... Destutt de Tracy , January 26 , 1811 , in Peterson , Jef- ferson Writings , 1242 , 1243. On the relationship between Jefferson and Destutt , I am in- debted to the brilliant essay by Joyce Appleby , " What Is Still American in the ...
... Destutt de Tracy , January 26 , 1811 , in Peterson , Jef- ferson Writings , 1242 , 1243. On the relationship between Jefferson and Destutt , I am in- debted to the brilliant essay by Joyce Appleby , " What Is Still American in the ...
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... Destutt de Tracy , Review of Montesquieu , 205-6 . 31. Adam Smith , An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the ... Destutt criticized Montesquieu for considering foreign trade as " the means of making a profit on strangers , " or " of ...
... Destutt de Tracy , Review of Montesquieu , 205-6 . 31. Adam Smith , An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the ... Destutt criticized Montesquieu for considering foreign trade as " the means of making a profit on strangers , " or " of ...
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