Beyond Nations traces the evolution of 'peripheral' ethnic homelands around the North Atlantic, from before transoceanic contact to their current standing in the world political system.
Beyond Nations traces the evolution of 'peripheral' ethnic homelands around the North Atlantic, from before transoceanic contact to their current standing in the world political system.
Jennifer Woodward lives in London with her husband and son. She works as an actor and voice artist. This is her first novel. You can find out more about her at www.jenniferwoodward.co.uk. She hosts the podcast for women, 'Without You,' that explores the same issues of sex, love and addiction.
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Introduction: images of concentric community; 1. Native American images of community - evolving homelands; 2. Visions of homeland in Europe and Africa - changing communities; 3. Designs for transatlantic empire - the colonial era, 1400 1700; 4. Envisioning nations - incorporation of independences, 1700 1820; 5. Conceiving federations - national development, 1820-1880; 6. Imperial designs revived - the second colonial era, 1880 1945; 7. Postcolonial visions - internationalism and decolonization, 1945 1975; 8. Supranational conceptions - continental confederations, 1975 2000; Conclusion: postnational visions - imagined federalisms.
