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The constitution of empire : territorial expansion and American legal history / Gary Lawson and Guy Seidman.
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Main Author:
Lawson, Gary, 1958-
Other Authors:
Seidman, Guy
Format:
Book
Language:
English
Published:
New Haven :
Yale University Press,
c2004.
Subjects:
Imperialism
>
History.
Constitutional history
>
United States.
Constitutional law
>
United States.
United States
>
Territorial expansion.
United States
>
Politics and government
>
Philosophy.
United States
>
Territories and possessions
>
Politics and government.
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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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