J C D Clark

Thomas Paine

Britain, America, and France in the Age of Enlightenment and Revolution

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Produktbeschreibung

J.C.D. Clark demythologizes the history of Thomas Paine, understanding the impact he has had on modern human rights, democracy, and internationalism.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Oxford University Press
• Seitenzahl: 504
• Erscheinungstermin: 13. Mai 2020
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 231mm x 155mm x 30mm
• Gewicht: 839g
• ISBN-13: 9780198820499
• ISBN-10: 0198820496
• Artikelnr.: 58772678

Autorenporträt

J. C. D. Clark, Hall Distinguished Professor of British History, University of Kansas

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction: the Age of Paine?
PART I. DISCOURSES AND CONTEXTS
1: Contexts and biography
2: Pathways of political change: from (anti-)Jacobite to Jacobin
3: Discourses and their exponents
PART II. TEXTS AND CONTINGENCIES
4: The unexpected revolution: America, 1774-1787
5: The unexpected revolution: France, 1787-1802
6: Paine, religion, and politics: the Deist legacy
PART III. DIVERGENCES AND LEGACIES
7: Receptions and reinterpretations: Paine's lasting influence
8: Conclusion: the Age of Revolution, the Enlightenment and the dynamics of reforming traditions
Appendix: Paine de-attributions
Bibliography
Index