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The Limits Of Victorian Federalism: E.A. Freeman's History Of Federal Government, Timothy Lang
The Limits Of Victorian Federalism: E.A. Freeman's History Of Federal Government, Timothy Lang
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In 1863, Edward Augustus Freeman published the first volume of his History of Federal Government, a study of ancient Greek federalism under the Achaean League. Though unknown today, Freeman was the most enthusiastic advocate of the federal idea that Victorian England produced. He is best considered a liberal nationalist who was drawn to federalism because it addressed the problems posed by continental nationalism. He endorsed nationalist movements in Italy, Germany and the Balkans, and opposed the Austrian and Ottoman empires on the grounds that they violated the principles of nationality and popular sovereignty. To help build these nation-sates, Freeman …
Letter From Francis Mairs Huntington-Wilson To Joe Mitchell Chapple, March 15, 1909, Francis Mairs Huntington-Wilson
Letter From Francis Mairs Huntington-Wilson To Joe Mitchell Chapple, March 15, 1909, Francis Mairs Huntington-Wilson
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In this copy of a typed letter from Francis Mairs Huntington-Wilson to Joe Mitchell Chapple, Wilson discusses the possibility of writing an article about the State Department or foreign service for The National Magazine.