Intellectual Origins of American Radicalism

Informationen zum Autor Staughton Lynd received his B.A. from Harvard College and his M.A. and Ph.D. from Columbia University. He taught at Spelman College and at Yale University. He is the author, editor, or co-editor of more than a dozen books and has published articles in journals including the Journal of American History, the William and Mary Quarterly, and the Political Science Quarterly. David Waldstreicher is a Professor of History at Temple University. Klappentext Intellectual Origins of American Radicalism! the first book to explore this alternative current of American political thought! is now available with a new preface by the author and a new historiographical essay by David Waldstreicher. Zusammenfassung Now an established classic! Intellectual Origins of American Radicalism was the first book to explore this alternative current of American political thought from the seventeenth-century English Revolution to the time of the American Revolution! when Thomas Paine was its great exemplar. This updated edition contains a preface by the author and a new historiographical essay by David Waldstreicher. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface; Introduction: the right of revolution; Part I. Theory: 1. Truths self-evident; 2. Certain inalienable rights; Part II. Praxis: 3. The earth belongs to the living; 4. Cast your whole vote; 5. My country is the world; Conclusion: bicameralism from below; Afterword David Waldstreicher.

Produktdetails

• Autoren: Staughton Lynd, Lynd Staughton
• Mitarbeit: Waldstreicher David (Vorwort)
• Verlag: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Sprache: Englisch
• Produktform: Taschenbuch
• Erschienen: 17.08.2009
• EAN: 9780521134811
• ISBN: 978-0-521-13481-1
• Seiten: 222
• Themen: Sachbuch > Geschichte > Sonstiges; Sozialwissenschaften, Recht,Wirtschaft > Politikwissenschaft > Politische Wissenschaft und Politische Bildung; USA, Political Ideologies, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Ideologies / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / History & Theory, Political science & theory, United States of America, USA, Political science and theory, Political ideologies and movements