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The declaration of independence : a global history

David Armitage (Author)
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.
Print Book, English, 2008
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Harvard University Press, Cambridge, Mass., 2008
History
vi, 300 pages ; 19 cm
9780674022829, 9780674030329, 0674022823, 067403032X
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Introduction
The world in the Declaration of independence
The Declaration of independence in the world
A world of declarations
Conclusion
Declarations of independence, 1776-1993
Thomas Jefferson's "original rough draft" of the Declaration of independence
In Congress, July 4, 1776 : A declaration by the representatives of the United States of America, in General Congress assembled
Short review of the Declaration (1776) / Jeremy Bentham
Manifesto of the Province of Flanders [extracts] (January 4, 1790)
The Haitian Declaration of independence (January 1, 1804)
The Venezuelan Declaration of independence (July 5, 1811)
Declaration of the independence of New Zealand (October 28, 1835)
The Unanimous declaration of independence made by the delegates of the people of Texas (March 2, 1836)
A Declaration of independence by the representatives of the people of the Commonwealth of Liberia (July 16, 1847)
Declaration of independence of the Czechoslovak Nation (October 18, 1918)
Declaration of independence of the Democratic Republic of Viet Nam (September 2, 1945)
Declaration of the establishment of the State of Israel (May 14, 1948)
The Unilateral declaration of independence (Southern Rhodesia) (November 11, 1965)