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The ideological origins of the American Revolution [electronic resource] / Bernard Bailyn

Author
Bailyn, Bernard
Published
Cambridge, Mass. : Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, 1992.
Edition
Enl. ed.
Physical Description
1 online resource (xvi, 396 pages)
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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.
Summary
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.
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ISBN
9780674076648 (electronic bk.)
0674076648 (electronic bk.)
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AVAILABLE ONLINE TO AUTHORIZED PSU USERS.
Bibliography Note
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Technical Details
Mode of access: World Wide Web.
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