Thomas Paine - Britain, America, France in Age of Enlightenment Revolution

J.C.D. Clark demythologizes the history of Thomas Paine, understanding the impact he has had on modern human rights, democracy, and internationalism.

List of contents

• Introduction: the Age of Paine?


• PART I. DISCOURSES AND CONTEXTS


• 1: Contexts and biography


• 2: Pathways of political change: from (anti-)Jacobite to Jacobin


• 3: Discourses and their exponents


• PART II. TEXTS AND CONTINGENCIES


• 4: The unexpected revolution: America, 1774-1787


• 5: The unexpected revolution: France, 1787-1802


• 6: Paine, religion, and politics: the Deist legacy


• PART III. DIVERGENCES AND LEGACIES


• 7: Receptions and reinterpretations: Paine's lasting influence


• 8: Conclusion: the Age of Revolution, the Enlightenment and the dynamics of reforming traditions


• Appendix: Paine de-attributions


• Bibliography


• Index

Summary

J.C.D. Clark demythologizes the history of Thomas Paine, understanding the impact he has had on modern human rights, democracy, and internationalism.

Product details

• Authors: J. C. D. Clark, J. C. D. (Hall Distinguished Professor of B Clark
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.03.2020
• EAN: 9780198820499
• ISBN: 978-0-19-882049-9
• No. of pages: 504
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; USA, France, PHILOSOPHY / Political, HISTORY / Social History, Social & cultural history, HISTORY / United States / Revolutionary Period (1775-1800), 18th century, c 1700 to c 1799, United Kingdom, Great Britain, Social and cultural history, United States of America, USA, Western philosophy: c 1600 to c 1900, Philosophical traditions and schools of thought, C 1700 To C 1800, Liberalism & centre democratic ideologies, Centrist democratic ideologies