sovereignty

This book looks at the various ways that cultures have come to celebrate their countries' independence, including Independence Day in the United States, Emancipation Day in the former British territories, and Bastille Day in France.

Spanning the years of the Opium War to twenty-first century China, the book covers the great episodes that highlight that journey: the breakdown of Imperial China in the face of relentless Western and Japanese encroachments; the rise of the new Chinese republic and much more.

A comparative study of the revolutions that transformed the British, French, and Spanish Atlantic worlds during the late eighteenth and early-nineteenth centuries, describing the factors that destabilized the old regimes, the techniques of successful popular mobilization, and the roles played by enslaved Africans and Native Americans.

Explains why the right to bear arms has always been a part of the American identity and why Americans have resisted gun control.