The nation's nature [[electronic resource] ] : how continental presumptions gave rise to the United States of America / / James D. Drake |
Autore | Drake James David <1968-> |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Charlottesville, : University of Virginia Press, 2011 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (416 p.) |
Disciplina | 973.3/1 |
Soggetto topico |
Geographical perception - United States - History - 18th century
Nationalism - United States - History - 18th century |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN |
1-280-49057-8
9786613585806 0-8139-3139-8 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | 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. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910457490503321 |
Drake James David <1968->
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Charlottesville, : University of Virginia Press, 2011 | ||
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Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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The nation's nature [[electronic resource] ] : how continental presumptions gave rise to the United States of America / / James D. Drake |
Autore | Drake James David <1968-> |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Charlottesville, : University of Virginia Press, 2011 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (416 p.) |
Disciplina | 973.3/1 |
Soggetto topico |
Geographical perception - United States - History - 18th century
Nationalism - United States - History - 18th century |
ISBN |
1-280-49057-8
9786613585806 0-8139-3139-8 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | 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. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910779051203321 |
Drake James David <1968->
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Charlottesville, : University of Virginia Press, 2011 | ||
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Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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