Legitimacy and Power Politics: The American and French Revolutions in International Political Culture (Princeton Studies in International History and Politics)

Legitimacy and Power Politics: The American and French Revolutions in International Political Culture (Princeton Studies in International History and Politics)

by Mlada Bukovansky (Author)

Synopsis

Examines the causes and consequences of a major transformation in both domestic and international politics: the shift from dynastically legitimated monarchical sovereignty to popularly legitimated national sovereignty. This book analyzes the impact of Enlightenment discourse on politics in eighteenth-century Europe and the United States.

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Format: Paperback
Pages: 272
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Published: 21 Dec 2009

ISBN 10: 0691146705
ISBN 13: 9780691146706