The nation's nature how continental presumptions gave rise to the United States of America /

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Hovedforfatter:	Drake, James David, 1968-
Institution som forfatter:	ebrary, Inc
Format:	Electronisk eBog
Sprog:	engelsk
Udgivet:	Charlottesville : University of Virginia Press, 2011.
Fag:	Geographical perception > United States > History > 18th century. Nationalism > United States > History > 18th century. United States > Historical geography. United States > History > Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775. United States > Territorial expansion. United States > History > Revolution, 1775-1783 > Causes. Electronic books.
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Indholdsfortegnelse:

Introduction : the historical role of an imagined place
Scientific trends, continental conceptions, revolutionary implications
The geopolitical continent, 1713-1763
Continental crisis, 1763-1774
Nationalism's nature : Congress's continental aspect
Nationalism's nurture : war, peace, and the continental character of the United States, 1775-1783
Ordering lands and peoples : scientific and imperial contexts of the late eighteenth century
Seizing nature's advantages : the Constitution and the continent, 1783-1789
Epilogue : the continent from on high.

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