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Carol Berkin

A Sovereign People

The Crises of the 1790s and the Birth of American Nationalism

Buch

Today the United States is the dominant power in world affairs, and that status seems assured. Yet in the decade following the ratification of the Constitution, the republic's existence was contingent and fragile, challenged by domestic rebellions, foreign interference, and the always-present danger of collapse into mob rule.Carol Berkin reveals that the nation survived almost entirely due to the actions of the Federalist leadership-George Washington, Alexander Hamilton, and John Adams. Reacting to successive crises, they extended the power of the federal government and fended off foreign attempts to subvert American sovereignty. As Berkin ar… Mehr

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  • ISBN: 978-0-465-06088-7
  • EAN: 9780465060887
  • Produktnummer: 20737941
  • Verlag: Basic Books
  • Sprache: Englisch
  • Erscheinungsjahr: 2017
  • Seitenangabe: 320 S.
  • Masse: H16.5 cm x B24.3 cm x D3.2 cm 550 g
  • Gewicht: 550
  • Sonstiges: General (US: Trade)

Über den Autor


Carol Berkin is the Baruch Presidential Professor of History at the CUNY Graduate Center. She is the author of many acclaimed books, including A Brilliant Solution. Berkin lives in New York City and Guilford, Connecticut.

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