The origin and principles of the American Revolution, compared with the origin and principles of the French Revolution / Friedrich Gentz ; translated by John Quincy Adams ; edited and with an introduction by Peter Koslowski

Author: Gentz, Friedrich von, 1764-1832
Uniform Title: Ursprung und die Grundsätze der Amerikanischen Revolution, verglichen mit dem Ursprunge und den Grundsätzen der Französischen. English
Published: Indianapolis : Liberty Fund, Inc., [2010]
Copyright Date: ©2010
Physical Description: xviii, 132 pages ; 20 cm
Additional Creators: Adams, John Quincy, 1767-1848 and Koslowski, Peter, 1952-2012

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Translated from the German.

Contents

Machine generated contents note: The Origin and Principles of the American Revolution, Compared with the Origin and Principles of the French Revolution.

Summary

The Origin and Principles of the American Revolution is perhaps one of the most important books written on the American Revolution by a European author. It is an original study of the subject by a conservative, objective German observer who acknowledges the legitimacy of the American Revolution, but also asserts at the same time that it was not a revolution but a legitimate transition. In this modern edition by Liberty Fund, Gentz makes a convincing and eloquent case in presenting -- and defending -- the American Revolution as an event of moderation founded on custom and prescriptive rights. Gentz further defends the colonists by stating they were acting as preservationists of their existing rights. Gentz believed the American Revolution should be understood not as a revolution, but as a secession. -- Publisher description.

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ISBN

9780865978201 (pbk. ; alk. paper)
0865978204 (pbk. ; alk. paper)

Note

"Translation of Der Ursprung und die Grundsätze der Amerikanischen Revolution, verglichen mit dem Ursprung und den Grundsätzen der Französischen. Reprinted with minor corrections from the 1800 edition published by A. Dickens, Philadelphia"--Title page verso.

Bibliography Note

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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