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