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The ideological origins of the American Revolution /

In this book, Bailyn discusses the intense, nation-wide debate on the ratification of the constitution, stressing the continuities between that struggle over the foundations of national government and the original principles of the revolution.

Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Bailyn, Bernard
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Cambridge, Mass. : Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, 1992.
Edition:Enl. ed.
Subjects:
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Literature of revolution
  • Sources and traditions
  • Power and liberty: a theory of politics
  • Logic of rebellion: Note on conspiracy
  • Transportation: Representation and consent
  • Constitution and rights
  • Sovereignty
  • Contagion of liberty
  • Slavery
  • Establishment of religion
  • Democracy unleashed
  • "Whether some degrees of respect be not always due from inferiors to superiors
  • Postscript, Fulfillment : a commentary of the constitution
  • Index.