In Search of the "Federal Presence" in the American West
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4775480 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Karen R Merrill (Princeton University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1999 |
| Volume | 30 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 449 |
| Publication date | 1999-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Western Historical Quarterly (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0043-3810 • E-ISSN: 1939-8603 |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press (OUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.2307/971422 |
| OpenAlex | W2558185718 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 5 |
In the last decade, scholars of western history have embraced the idea of a strong “federal presence” in the region. This essay argues that western historians need to explore this assumption by bringing greater specificity to studies of governmental power, while also setting those studies within the history of American state formation
American history · American west · Ancient history · Ethnology · Political economy · Political science · Power (physics) · Sociology · State (computer science) · American Constitutional Law and Politics · American History and Culture · Computer Science · History · Political Theory and Influence
| Unique citing works | 5 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,22 |
| Citation span | 2003 - 2026 (24) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 5 |