Description |
1 online resource (xii, 402 pages) : illustrations, maps |
Physical Medium |
polychrome |
Description |
text file |
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"Winner of the Walker Cowen Memorial Prize for an outstanding work of scholarship in eighteenth-century studies." |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 323-383) and index. |
Contents |
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. |
Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
Subject |
American Revolution (United States : 1775-1783) |
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Geographical perception -- United States -- History -- 18th century.
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Geographical perception. |
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United States. |
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History. |
Chronological Term |
18th century |
Subject |
Nationalism -- United States -- History -- 18th century.
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Nationalism. |
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United States -- Historical geography.
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Historical geography. |
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United States -- History -- Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775.
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United States -- Territorial expansion.
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Territorial expansion. |
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United States -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783 -- Causes.
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Chronological Term |
1600-1799 |
Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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History.
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Other Form: |
Print version: Drake, James David, 1968- Nation's nature. Charlottesville : University of Virginia Press, 2011 (DLC) 2010051962 |
ISBN |
9780813931395 (electronic book) |
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0813931398 (electronic book) |
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1280490578 |
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9781280490576 |
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9780813931227 (cloth alkaline paper) |
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0813931223 (cloth alkaline paper) |
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