Revolutions in sovereignty : how ideas shaped modern international relations /
Daniel Philpott.
- xii, 339 pages ; 24 cm.
- Princeton studies in international history and politics .
- Princeton studies in international history and politics. .
Includes bibliographical references (pages 309-330) and index.
Tables and Figures -- Preface -- Revolutions in Sovereignty -- Introduction: Revolutions in Sovereignty -- The Constitution of International Society -- A Brief History of Constitutions of International Society in the West -- How Revolutions in Ideas Bring Revolutions in Sovereignty -- The Founding of the Sovereign States System at Westphalia -- Westphalia as Origin -- The Origin of Westphalia -- The Power of Protestant Propositions -- The Revolution of Colonial Independence: The Global Expansion of Westphalia -- Ideas and the End of Empire -- The End of the British Empire: Cashing Out the Promise of Self-Government -- Revolutionary Ideas in the British Colonies -- Britain's Burden of Empire -- The Fall of Greater France -- The Revolutions Considered Together -- Conclusion: Two Revolutions, One Movement -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index. Pt. 1. 1. 2. 3. 4. Pt. 2. 5. 6. 7. Pt. 3. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. Pt. 4. 13.