UID:
almafu_9959229340302883
Umfang:
1 online resource (801 p.)
ISBN:
0-19-771274-6
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0-19-974109-3
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1-282-32820-4
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9786612328206
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0-19-973833-5
Serie:
Oxford history of the United States
Inhalt:
Integrating all aspects of life, from politics and law to the economy and culture, "Empire of Liberty" offers a marvelous account of this pivotal era when America took its first unsteady steps as a new and rapidly expanding nation.
Inhalt:
Here, Gordon S. Wood offers an account of the early American Republic, ranging from 1789 and the beginning of the national government to the end of the War of 1812. As Wood reveals, the period was marked by tumultuous change in all aspects of American life - in politics, society, economy, and culture.
Anmerkung:
Formerly CIP.
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Previously issued in print: 2009.
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Rip Van Winkle's America -- Experiment in republicanism -- A monarchical republic -- The Federalist program -- The emergence of the Jeffersonian Republican party -- The French Revolution in America -- John Adams and the few and the many -- The crisis of 1798-1799 -- The Jeffersonian revolution of 1800 -- Republican society -- The Jeffersonian West -- Law and an independent judiciary -- Chief Justice John Marshall and the origins of judicial review -- Republican reforms -- Between slavery and freedom -- The rising glory of America -- Republican religion -- Republican diplomacy -- The War of 1812 -- A world within themselves.
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English
Weitere Ausg.:
ISBN 0-19-983246-3
Weitere Ausg.:
ISBN 0-19-503914-9
Sprache:
Englisch
DOI:
10.1093/oso/9780195039146.001.0001
