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UNINA9910462374303321 |
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Titolo |
What so proudly we hailed [[electronic resource] ] : essays on the contemporary meaning of the War of 1812 / / Pietro S. Nivola, Peter J. Kastor, editors |
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Washington, D.C., : Brookings Institution Press, c2012 |
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ISBN |
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1-283-61331-X |
9786613925763 |
0-8157-2415-2 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (187 p.) |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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NivolaPietro S |
KastorPeter J |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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History |
Electronic books. |
United States History War of 1812 Political aspects |
United States History War of 1812 Influence |
United States Politics and government 1809-1817 |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Introduction / Pietro S. Nivola and Peter J. Kastor -- "Party war" of 1812 : yesterday's lessons for today's partisan politics / Pietro S. Nivola -- The War of 1812 and the rise of American military power / Stephen Budiansky -- Dual nationalisms : legacies of the war of 1812 / Alan Taylor -- James Madison, presidential power, and civil liberties in the War of 1812 / Benjamin Wittes and Ritika Singh -- The war over federalism : the constitutional battles in the War of 1812 / Peter J. Kastor. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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With distrust between the political parties running deep and Congress divided, the government of the United States goes to war. The war is waged without adequatelypreparing the means to finance it or readying suitable contingency plans to contend with its unanticipated complications. The executive branch suffers from managerial confusion and in-fighting. The military invades a foreign country, expecting to be greeted as liberators, but encounters stiff, unwelcome resistance. The |
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