The Citizenship Experiment   Contesting the Limits of Civic Equality and Participation in the Age of Revolutions

Focusing on the United States, France and the Dutch Republic in the revolutionary 1790s, The Citizenship Experiment explores the convergence and divergence of Atlantic citizenship ideals in light of the Haitian Revolution and the French revolutionary Terror. Readership: All interested in the history...

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Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Brill 2019
Series:Studies in the History of Political Thought
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Summary:Focusing on the United States, France and the Dutch Republic in the revolutionary 1790s, The Citizenship Experiment explores the convergence and divergence of Atlantic citizenship ideals in light of the Haitian Revolution and the French revolutionary Terror. Readership: All interested in the history of the Age of Atlantic Revolutions, the American, French, Dutch, and Haitian revolutions, as well as the history of political thought, citizenship, and empire. Keywords are citizenship, revolution, Atlantic world, equality, participation, Haitian Revolution, Terror, rights, civilization, 1790s, exclusion, inequality, popular societies.
Physical Description:1 online resource (304 p.)
ISBN:9789004416451
Access:Open Access