About this title: In a stunningly original look at the American Declaration of Independence, David Armitage reveals the document in a new light: through the eyes of the rest of the world. Not only did the Declaration announce the entry of the United States onto the world stage, it became the model for other countries to follow. Armitage examines the Declaration as a political, legal, and intellectual document, and is the first to treat it entirely within a broad international framework. He shows how the Declaration arose within a global moment in the late 18th Century similar to our own. He uses over one ...
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Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Harvard Univ Pr
Date Published: 2008-09-15
ISBN-13:9780674030329ISBN:067403032X
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Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Harvard Univ Pr
Date Published: 2007-01-01
ISBN-13:9780674022829ISBN:0674022823
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Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Date Published: 2007
ISBN-13:9780674022829ISBN:0674022823
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Binding: Hardback
Publisher: HARVARD UNIVERSITY PRESS
Date Published: 2007
ISBN-13:9780674022829ISBN:0674022823
Description: Subtitled, "A Global History". Reveals the American declaration of Independence in a new light-from the perspective of the rest of the world. read more
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"I only got halfway through this book. The author has a unique gift of transforming an interesting and provoking premise into dull prose. I wanted to like it, I tried to finish it, but found my attention wandering every few sentences. Life's too short. Glad I checked this out of the library for free."
"Dry but interesting. Not for the faint of heart. This non-fiction book had some interesting history facts, but read more like a long, rambling lecture by a really old college prof that "loved" the topic just a little too much. I love history, but I had to keep putting it down, it kept putting me to sleep."
"While this book was interesting as it discussed how novel the Declaration of Independence was, the impact it had on the world, and the ins-and-outs of how independence is declared and acknowledged, it was lacking. It was lacking the foundational principles that people have unalienable rights that exist regardless of government. That government is instituted by a group of people to protect those rights. That people can and should modify or abolish government when it oversteps the bounds of protecting their unalienable rights. And that the Founding Fathers felt very strongly about those principles. It felt like he was trying to get me used to the idea of Globalism by really stressing that the world is fragmented into many independent states that could easily be united in a United States of the World. But I could have been reading too much into his words, he might not have been saying anysuchthing. I still recommend this book to everyone to read. It is worthwhile and provides lots of material for reflection and discussion."
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