Selected Writings of Thomas Paine

A central figure in Western history and American political thought, Thomas Paine continues to provoke debate among politicians and scholars. This volume contains Paine's Common Sense in its entirety, including the oft-ignored Appendix, as well as selections from his other major writings: The American Crisis, Rights of Man, and The Age of Reason.

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A central figure in Western history and American political thought, Thomas Paine continues to provoke debate among politicians and scholars. This volume contains Paine's Common Sense in its entirety, including the oft-ignored Appendix, as well as selections from his other major writings: The American Crisis, Rights of Man, and The Age of Reason.

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• Authors: Thomas Paine, Ian Calvert Shapiro, Ian M. Calvert Shapiro
• Assisted by: Jane E. Calvert (Editor), Ian Shapiro (Editor)
• Publisher: Yale University Press Ltd
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 25.11.2014
• EAN: 9780300167450
• ISBN: 978-0-300-16745-0
• No. of pages: 720
• Series: Rethinking the Western Tradition; Rethinking the Western Tradition; Rethinking the Western Tradition (YUP)
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Philosophy > General, dictionaries; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education