Rights of Man
Language: English
American history: c 1500 to c 1800 Current Events Early works to 1800 English General History History & Theory History & Theory - General History: American Literary studies: 16th to 18th centuries Paine; Thomas; 1737-1809 Philosophy Political Political Freedom & Security Political Freedom & Security - General Political Science Political Science & Theory Politics Revolutionary Period (1775-1800) U.S. History - Revolution And Confederation (1775-1789) USA United States United States - Revolutionary War c 1700 to c 1800 c 1800 to c 1900
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: Aug 15, 2008
Description:
SUMMARY: Thomas Paine was the first international revolutionary. His Common Sense (1776) was the most widely read pamphlet of the American Revolution--and his Rights of Man (1791-2), the most famous defense of the French Revolution, sent out a clarion call for revolution throughout the world. Paine paid the price for his principles: he was outlawed in Britain, narrowly escaped execution in France, and was vilified as an atheist and a Jacobin on his return to America. This new edition contains the complete texts of both Rights of Man and Common Sense, as well as six other powerfully political writings--American Crisis I, American Crisis XIII, Agrarian Justice, Letter to Jefferson, Letter Addressed to the Addressers on the Late Proclamation, and Dissertation on the First Principles of Government--all of which illustrate why Paine's ideas still resonate in the modern welfare states of today.