The declaration of independence : a global history David Armitage

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Armitage, David, 1965-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

United States. Declaration of Independence.

United States.

United States. Declaration of Independence--Influence.

United States--Politics and government--Philosophy.

United States--Politics and government--1775-1783.

National liberation movements--History--Sources.

National liberation movements.

Natural law--Philosophy.

Natural law.

Natural law--History.

Political science--History--18th century.

Political science.

Physical Description:

vi, 300 p. ; 19 cm.

Place of Publication:

Cambridge, Mass. : Harvard University Press, 2007.

Contents:

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).

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (p. 249-286) and index.

ISBN:

0674022823 (alk. paper)

9780674022829 (alk. paper)

OCLC:

71173909