The Creation of the American Republic 1776-1787 - Brossura

Wood, Gordon S.

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ISBN 10: 0807847232 ISBN 13: 9780807847237

Casa editrice: Omohundro Inst of Early Amer, 1998

Riassunto

One of the half dozen most important books ever written about the American Revolution.--New York Times Book Review

"During the nearly two decades since its publication, this book has set the pace, furnished benchmarks, and afforded targets for many subsequent studies. If ever a work of history merited the appellation 'modern classic,' this is surely one.--William and Mary Quarterly

"[A] brilliant and sweeping interpretation of political culture in the Revolutionary generation.--New England Quarterly

"This is an admirable, thoughtful, and penetrating study of one of the most important chapters in American history.--Wesley Frank Craven

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This volume describes the evolution of political thought from the Declaration of Independence to the ratification of the Constitution and in the process greatly illuminates the origins of the present American political system. In a new preface, he discusses the debate over republicanism that has developed since the book's original publication by UNC Press in 1969.

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This classic work explains the evolution of American political thought from the Declaration of Independence to the ratification of the Constitution. In so doing, it greatly illuminates the origins of the present American political system.

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• Editore: Omohundro Inst of Early Amer
• Data di pubblicazione: 1998
• ISBN 10: 0807847232
• ISBN 13: 9780807847237
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 653