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Cosmopolitan Patriots: Americans in Paris in the Age of Revolution (Jeffersonian America)
Philipp Ziesche
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Description for Cosmopolitan Patriots: Americans in Paris in the Age of Revolution (Jeffersonian America)
Hardcover. A transnational history that reveals the important role of Americans abroad in the Age of Revolution, providing an early example of the limits of American influence on other nations. Series: Jeffersonian America. Num Pages: 256 pages, 1 b&w illustration. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 1KBB; 3JF; HBJD; HBJK; HBLL; HBTV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 499.
This truly transnational history reveals the important role of Americans abroad in the Age of Revolution, as well as providing an early example of the limits of American influence on other nations. From the beginning of the French Revolution to its end at the hands of Napoleon, American cosmopolitans like Thomas Jefferson, Gouverneur Morris, Thomas Paine, Joel Barlow, and James Monroe drafted constitutions, argued over violent means and noble ends, confronted sudden regime changes, and negotiated diplomatic crises such as the XYZ Affair and the Louisiana Purchase. Eager to report on what they regarded as universal political ideals and practices. ... Read more
This truly transnational history reveals the important role of Americans abroad in the Age of Revolution, as well as providing an early example of the limits of American influence on other nations. From the beginning of the French Revolution to its end at the hands of Napoleon, American cosmopolitans like Thomas Jefferson, Gouverneur Morris, Thomas Paine, Joel Barlow, and James Monroe drafted constitutions, argued over violent means and noble ends, confronted sudden regime changes, and negotiated diplomatic crises such as the XYZ Affair and the Louisiana Purchase. Eager to report on what they regarded as universal political ideals and practices. ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
University of Virginia Press
Condition
New
Series
Jeffersonian America
Place of Publication
Charlottesville, United States
ISBN
9780813928913
SKU
V9780813928913
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About Philipp Ziesche
Philipp Ziesche is Assistant Editor of the Papers of Benjamin Franklin at Yale University.
Reviews for Cosmopolitan Patriots: Americans in Paris in the Age of Revolution (Jeffersonian America)
"There is much to praise in Cosmopolitan Patriots. The clarity of the writing and the originality make it a pleasure to read. This is a terrific book, remarkable in its mastery of both American and French history. Cosmopolitan Patriots is smart, original, and important and makes a significant contribution to our understanding of the age of the democratic revolution." - ... Read more