The Ideological Origins of the American Revolution : : Fiftieth Anniversary Edition / / Bernard Bailyn.

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...

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Superior document:Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Harvard University Press Complete eBook-Package 2017
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Place / Publishing House:Cambridge, MA : : Harvard University Press, , [2017]
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Year of Publication:2017
Language:English
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Physical Description:1 online resource (432 p.) :; 2 halftones
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Other title:Frontmatter --
Preface to the Fiftieth Anniversary Edition --
Preface to the Twenty-Fifth Anniversary Edition --
Foreword to the Original Edition --
Contents --
Abbreviations --
I. The Literature Of Revolution --
II. Sources and Traditions --
III. Power and Liberty: A Theory of Politics --
IV. The Logic of Rebellion --
V. Transformation --
VI. The Contagion of Liberty --
Postscript Fulfillment: A Commentary on the Constitution --
Index
Summary: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.
Format:Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
ISBN:9780674977952
9783110543315
DOI:10.4159/9780674977952
Access:restricted access
Hierarchical level:Monograph
Statement of Responsibility: Bernard Bailyn.