Jefferson's empire : the language of American nationhood /
Onuf, Peter S.
Jefferson's empire : the language of American nationhood / Peter S. Onuf. - xi, 250 pages ; 24 cm. - Jeffersonian America . - Jeffersonian America. .
Includes bibliographical references (pages 229-241) and index.
Introduction: Jefferson's Empire "We Shall All Be Americans" Republican Empire Revolution of 1800 Federal Union "To Declare Them a Free and Independent People" Epilogue: 4 July 1826 1 -- 1. 18 -- 2. 53 -- 3. 80 -- 4. 109 -- 5. 147 -- 189.
Thomas Jefferson believed that the American revolution was a transformative moment in the history of political civilization. He hoped that his own efforts as a founding statesman and theorist would help construct a progressive and enlightened order for the new American nation that would be a model and inspiration for the world. Peter S. Onuf's new book traces Jefferson's vision of the American future to its roots in his idealized notions of nationhood and empire.
0813920906 9780813920900
Republicanism--History.--United States
Liberalism--History.--United States
973.4/6 / O 59
Jefferson's empire : the language of American nationhood / Peter S. Onuf. - xi, 250 pages ; 24 cm. - Jeffersonian America . - Jeffersonian America. .
Includes bibliographical references (pages 229-241) and index.
Introduction: Jefferson's Empire "We Shall All Be Americans" Republican Empire Revolution of 1800 Federal Union "To Declare Them a Free and Independent People" Epilogue: 4 July 1826 1 -- 1. 18 -- 2. 53 -- 3. 80 -- 4. 109 -- 5. 147 -- 189.
Thomas Jefferson believed that the American revolution was a transformative moment in the history of political civilization. He hoped that his own efforts as a founding statesman and theorist would help construct a progressive and enlightened order for the new American nation that would be a model and inspiration for the world. Peter S. Onuf's new book traces Jefferson's vision of the American future to its roots in his idealized notions of nationhood and empire.
0813920906 9780813920900
Republicanism--History.--United States
Liberalism--History.--United States
973.4/6 / O 59