The constitution of empire territorial expansion and American legal history
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| Format: | Elektronisch E-Book |
| Sprache: | English |
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New Haven
Yale University Press
c2004
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| Online-Zugang: | DE-1046 DE-1047 Volltext |
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| Beschreibung: | Includes bibliographical references (p. 207-255) and index Introduction: from sea to shining sea ... and beyond -- pt. I. Acquiring territory. Fundamentals: lessons from Louisiana ; Forms: trouble with Texas? ; Limits: conquest and colonialism -- pt. II. Governing territory. Constitutional architecture I: territorial legislatures and executives ; Constitutional architecture II: territorial courts ; War and peace: military occupation and governance ; Bulwark or façade? The rights of territorial inhabitants ; Conclusion: imperial reflections 'The Constitution of Empire' offers a constitutional & historical survey of American territorial expansion from the founding era to the present day. The authors describe the design for territorial acquisition contained in the constitution & examine how practice has diverged from that original vision |
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| Beschreibung: | 1 Online-Ressource (x, 271 p.) |
| ISBN: | 0300102313 0300128967 9780300102314 9780300128963 |