Includes bibliographical references (p. 249-286) and index

Introduction -- The world in the Declaration of independence -- The Declaration of independence in the world -- A world of declarations -- Conclusion -- Declarations of independence, 1776-1993 -- Thomas Jefferson's "original rough draft" of the Declaration of independence -- In Congress, July 4, 1776 : A declaration by the representatives of the United States of America, in General Congress assembled -- Short review of the Declaration (1776) / Jeremy Bentham -- Manifesto of the Province of Flanders [extracts] (January 4, 1790) -- The Haitian Declaration of independence (January 1, 1804) -- The Venezuelan Declaration of independence (July 5, 1811) -- Declaration of the independence of New Zealand (October 28, 1835) -- The Unanimous declaration of independence made by the delegates of the people of Texas (March 2, 1836) -- A Declaration of independence by the representatives of the people of the Commonwealth of Liberia (July 16, 1847) -- Declaration of independence of the Czechoslovak Nation (October 18, 1918) -- Declaration of independence of the Democratic Republic of Viet Nam (September 2, 1945) -- Declaration of the establishment of the State of Israel (May 14, 1948) -- The Unilateral declaration of independence (Southern Rhodesia) (November 11, 1965)

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