Political Science History & Theory
Imperial Republics
Revolution, War and Territorial Expansion from the English Civil War to the French Revolution
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press
- Initial publish date
- Aug 2011
- Category
- History & Theory, Political, Civilization
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Hardback
- ISBN
- 9781442643314
- Publish Date
- Aug 2011
- List Price
- $67.00
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eBook
- ISBN
- 9781442695870
- Publish Date
- Aug 2011
- List Price
- $57.00
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eBook
- ISBN
- 9781442695863
- Publish Date
- Nov 2012
- List Price
- $60
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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.
About the author
Edward G. Andrew is a professor emeritus in the Department of Political Science at the University of Toronto.
Editorial Reviews
‘Imperial Republics is a lively, effective, and important book that will find a well-deserved home on the shelf next to the contemporary neorepublican histories it intends to complement and interrogate.’
The Review of Politics, vol 75:04:2013