Declaration of Independence A Global History

Name: Declaration of Independence A Global History
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ISBN: 9780674030329

ISBN-10: 067403032X

ISBN-13: 9780674030329

Edition: 2007

Authors: David Armitage

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In a stunningly original look at the American Declaration of Independence, David Armitage reveals the document in a new light: through the eyes of the rest of the world. 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. Armitage examines the Declaration as a political, legal, and intellectual document, and is the first to treat it entirely within a broad international framework. He shows how the Declaration arose within a global moment in the late eighteenth century similar to our own. He uses over one hundred declarations of independence written since 1776 to show the influence and role the U.S.…

Book details

List price: $27.00
Copyright year: 2007
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Publication date: 12/15/2008
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 320
Size: 5.50" wide x 7.00" long x 0.80" tall
Weight: 0.550



Introduction



The World in the Declaration of Independence



The Declaration of Independence in the World



A World of Declarations


Conclusion


Notes


Acknowledgments


Index