Declaration of Independence in Historical Context American State Papers, Petitions, Proclamations, Letters of

"Political science professor Barry Shain has collected 174 letters, papers, petitions, and proclamations from the years directly preceding the creation of the Declaration of Independence that challenge many of the dominant narratives that shape contemporary understanding of this all-important document. Rather than arising from strong philosophical convictions and a clearly perceived vision of the future, the Declaration, as these writings demonstrate, was more the result of chance occurrences and practical considerations, and reflective of a society less rebellion-minded and far more monarchically inclined than most Americans today have been taught to believe"--

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Con la collaborazione di: Barry Alan Shain (Editore)
• Autori: Barry Alan (EDT) Shain, Barry Alan Shain
• Editore: Yale University Press Ltd
• Contenuto: Libro
• Forma del prodotto: Copertina rigida
• Data pubblicazione: 01.07.2014
• Categoria: Saggistica > Storia > Altro; Scienze umane, arte, musica > Storia > Età moderna fino al 1918
• EAN: 9780300158748
• ISBN: 978-0-300-15874-8
• Numero di pagine: 784
• Categorie: USA, Modern history to 20th century: c 1700 to c 1900, HISTORY / Military / United States, HISTORY / United States / 19th Century, HISTORY / United States / Revolutionary Period (1775-1800), 19th century, c 1800 to c 1899, 18th century, c 1700 to c 1799, United States of America, USA, History of the Americas, Specific wars and campaigns, Early modern warfare (including gunpowder warfare), American War of Independence, C 1700 To C 1800, c 1765 to 1783 (American Revolutionary period), HISTORY / Wars & Conflicts / General, HISTORY / Military / Early Modern Warfare (1500-1800)