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An edition of The idea of America (2011)

The idea of America

reflections on the birth of the United States

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  • 1 Currently reading

A Pulitzer Prize-winning historian of the American Revolution explains why it remains the most significant event in our history. In a series of elegant and illuminating essays, Wood explores the ideological origins of the revolution--from ancient Rome to the European Enlightenment--and the founders' attempts to forge an American democracy.

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Penguin Press
Language
English
Pages
385

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Subjects

Politics and government, Democracy, Influence, United States, Republicanism, History, Politique et gouvernement, Républicanisme, HISTORY, Revolutionary Period (1775-1800), Influence (Literary, artistic, etc.), Amerikanische Revolution, Nationenbildung, Demokrati, Politik och förvaltning, Influenser, Constitution (United States), United states, constitution, United states, history, revolution, 1775-1783, influence, United states, politics and government, 1775-1783, United states, politics and government, 1783-1809

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United States

Times

1783-1809, Revolution, 1775-1783, 1775-1783

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Table of Contents

Rhetoric and reality in the American Revolution
The legacy of Rome in the American Revolution
Conspiracy and the paranoid style
Interests and disinterestedness in the making of the Constitution
The origins of American Constitutionalism
The making of American democracy
The radicalism of Thomas Jefferson and Thomas Paine considered
Monarchism and republicanism in early America
Illusions of power in the awkward era of federalism
The American enlightenment
A history of rights in early America
Conclusion : the American revolutionary tradition, or why America wants to spread democracy around the world.

Edition Notes

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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New York

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Dewey Decimal Class
973.3
Library of Congress
E302.1 .W77 2011, E302.1.W77 2011

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385 p. ;
Number of pages
385

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OL25001716M
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1594202907
ISBN 13
9781594202902
LCCN
2010045829
OCLC/WorldCat
678537224
Amazon ID (ASIN)

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