Legitimacy and power politics : the American and French Revolutions in international political culture /
This book examines the causes and consequences of a major transformation in both domestic and international politics: the shift from dynastically legitimated monarchical sovereignty to popularly legitimated national sovereignty. It analyzes the impact of Enlightenment discourse on politics in eighte...
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| Format: | Licensed eBooks |
| Language: | English |
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Princeton, N.J. :
Princeton University Press,
©2002.
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| Series: | Princeton studies in international history and politics.
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| Online Access: | https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=273023 |
Table of Contents:
- Acknowledgments; Chapter One: Introduction: The Transformation of Legitimacy; Chapter Two: International Political Culture and Systemic Change; Chapter Three: Old Regime Political Culture; Chapter Four: The American Revolution; Chapter Five: The French Revolution; Chapter Six: Conclusion: Fractured Hegemony and the Seeds of Change; Bibliography; Index.