The Origin and Principles of the American Revolution, Compared With - the Origin and Principles of the French Revolutio

Klappentext "Translation of Der Ursprung und die Grunds'atze der Amerikanischen Revolution, verglichen mit dem Ursprung und den Grunds'atzen der Franz'osischen. Reprinted with minor corrections from the 1800 edition published by A. Dickens, Philadelpia"--T.p. verso. Zusammenfassung Focuses on the American Revolution. This title makes a case in presenting - and defending - the American Revolution as an event of moderation founded on custom and prescriptive rights. It defends the colonists by stating they were acting as preservationists of their existing rights. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction by Peter Koslowski; Preface by John Quincy Adams; The Origin & Principles of the American Revolution! Compared with the Origin & Principles of the French Revolution; Editor's Notes; Index.

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• Authors: Friedrich Gentz, Friedrich Von Gentz, Friedrich von Gentz
• Assisted by: Peter Koslowski (Editor), John Quincy Adams (Translation)
• Publisher: Liberty fund usa
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 15.07.2010
• EAN: 9780865978201
• ISBN: 978-0-86597-820-1
• No. of pages: 152
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous