The constitution of empire [electronic resource] : territorial expansion and American legal history / Gary Lawson and Guy Seidman.
By: Lawson, Gary
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Contributor(s): Seidman, Guy.
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TextPublisher: New Haven : Yale University Press, c2004Description: 1 online resource (x, 271 p.).ISBN: 0300102313 (cloth : alk. paper); 9780300102314 (cloth : alk. paper); 9780300128963 (electronic bk.); 0300128967 (electronic bk.).Subject(s): Imperialism -- History | Constitutional history -- United States | Constitutional law -- United States | Electronic books | Impérialisme -- Histoire | Droit constitutionnel -- États-Unis | LAW -- Constitutional | LAW -- Public | United States -- Territorial expansion | United States -- Politics and government -- Philosophy | United States -- Territories and possessions -- Politics and government | United States -- Politics and government | United States -- Territories and possessions | États-Unis -- Histoire constitutionnelle | États-Unis -- Expansion territoriale | États-Unis -- Politique et gouvernement -- Philosophie | États-Unis -- Territoires et possessions -- Politique et gouvernement | სამართალი-- აშშ-ს საკონსტიტუციო სამართალიGenre/Form: Electronic books.Additional physical formats: Print version:: Constitution of empire.DDC classification: 342.73/0413 LOC classification: E179.5 | .L36 2004ebOnline resources: EBSCOhost | Item type | Current location | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode |
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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.
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