Title: Imperial republics
Description: "Republicanism and imperialism are typically understood to be located at opposite ends of the political spectrum. In Imperial Republics, Edward G. Andrew challenges the supposed incompatibility of these theories with regard to seventeenth- and eighteenth-century revolutions in England, the United States, and France.

Many scholars have noted the influence of the Roman state on the ideology of republican revolutionaries, especially in the model it provided for transforming subordinate subjects into autonomous citizens. Andrew finds an equally important parallel between Rome's expansionary dynamic - in contrast to that of Athens, Sparta, or Carthage - and the imperial rivalries that emerged between the United States, France, and England in the age of revolutions. Imperial Republics is a sophisticated, wide-ranging examination of the intellectual origins of republican movements, and explains why revolutionaries felt the need to 'don the toga' in laying the foundation for their own uprisings."--pub. desc.
Subjects: Républicanisme, Intellectual life, Histoire, Impérialisme, Idées politiques, Imperialism, Political science, Republicanism, Vie intellectuelle, History, Political science, history, France, history, revolution, 1789-1799, Great britain, history, civil war, 1642-1649, United states, history, revolution, 1775-1783, France, intellectual life, Great britain, intellectual life, United states, intellectual life
Places: United States, Rome, Grande-Bretagne, Great Britain, États-Unis, France
Time periods: Revolution, 1789-1799, 18e siècle, 1775-1783 (Révolution), Revolution, 1775-1783, 18th century, 1642-1649 (Guerre civile), 17th century, Civil War, 1642-1649, 17e siècle, 1789-1799 (Révolution)