The ideological origins of the American Revolution / Bernard Bailyn.

Author
Bailyn, Bernard [Browse]
Format
Book
Language
English
Εdition
Fiftieth anniversary edition.
Published/​Created
Cambridge, Massachusetts : The Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, 2017.
Description
xxxiv, 396 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm

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    The Ideological Origins of the American Revolution is a classic of American historical literature--required reading for understanding the Founders' ideas and their struggles to implement them. In the preface to this 50th anniversary edition, Bernard Bailyn isolates the Founders' profound concern with the uses and misuses of power.-- Provided by publisher.
    Bibliographic references
    Includes bibliographical references and index.
    Contents
    • The literature of revolution
    • Sources and traditions
    • Power and liberty: a theory of politics
    • The logic of rebellion : a note on conspiracy
    • Transformation
    • Representation and consent
    • Constitution and rights
    • Sovereignty
    • The contagion of liberty
    • Slavery
    • Establishment of religion
    • The democracy unleashed
    • "Whether some degree of respect be not always due from inferiors to superiors".
    Other editions
    Bailyn, Bernard. Ideological origins of the American Revolution. Cambridge, Mass. : Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, ©1967
    ISBN
    • 9780674975651 (paperback : alkaline paper)
    • 0674975650 (paperback : alkaline paper)
    LCCN
    2016057221
    OCLC
    959805915
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