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Enemyship : democracy and counter-revolution in the early republic /

The Declaration of Independence is usually celebrated as a radical document that inspired revolution in the English colonies, in France, and elsewhere. In Enemyship, however, Jeremy Engels views the Declaration as a rhetorical strategy that outlined wildly effective arguments justifying revolution a...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Engels, Jeremy
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: East Lansing : Michigan State University Press, ©2010.
Colección:Rhetoric and public affairs series.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction, the second American Revolution
  • How enemyship became common sense
  • The dilemmas of American nationalism
  • The army of the Constitution
  • The contract of blood
  • Conclusion, Hobbes's gamble and Franklin's warning.