The ideological origins of the American Revolution /
General Material Designation
[Book]
First Statement of Responsibility
Bernard Bailyn
EDITION STATEMENT
Edition Statement
Enlarged edition
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item
xvi, 396 pages ;
Dimensions
21 cm
GENERAL NOTES
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"Enlarged edition." This book is NOT in large print
INTERNAL BIBLIOGRAPHIES/INDEXES NOTE
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Includes bibliographical references and index
CONTENTS NOTE
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Literature of revolution -- Sources and traditions -- Power and liberty: a theory of politics -- Logic of rebellion: Note on conspiracy -- Transportation: Representation and consent -- Constitution and rights -- Sovereignty -- Contagion of liberty -- Slavery -- Establishment of religion -- Democracy unleashed -- "Whether some degrees of respect be not always due from inferiors to superiors -- Postscript, Fulfillment : a commentary of the constitution -- Index
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SUMMARY OR ABSTRACT
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In this book, Bailyn discusses the intense, nation-wide debate on the ratification of the constitution, stressing the continuities between that struggle over the foundations of national government and the original principles of the revolution