Acknowledgments
Prologue
Paris, June 1789
Examining the Nation-State Principle
Exploring the French Revolution
1. Conception
Introduction
1.1 Conceptions of the Nation in Eighteenth-Century
Polemical Dictionaries
1.2 Conceptions of the Nation in Social Contract
Theories
Conclusion
2. Constitution
Introduction
2.1 The Entrenchment of the Nation in French
Political Rhetoric
2.2 The Creation of a National Assembly
2.3 The Contribution of the Abbé Sieyès
Conclusion
3. Composition
Introduction
3.1 Implementing National Sovereignty
3.2 Defining National Membership
3.3 Consolidating National Identity
Conclusion
4. Confrontation
Introduction
4.1 Revolutionary Principles
4.2 Revolutionary Policies
4.3 Revolutionary Practice
Conclusion
5. Synthesis
Introduction
5.1 Drawing Insights from the Four Paradoxes
5.2 Re-examining the Nation-State Principle
5.3 Exploring Alternatives to Nation-Statism
Conclusion
6. Epilogue—Confrontation Revisited
Introduction
6.1 Exporting American Ideals
6.2 Building an Iraqi Democracy
Conclusion
Conclusions
Appendix
Notes
Selected Bibliography
Index