An edition of The idea of America
(2011)
The idea of America
reflections on the birth of the United States
by Gordon S. Wood
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A Pulitzer Prize-winning historian of the American Revolution explains why it remains the most significant event in our history. In a series of elegant and illuminating essays, Wood explores the ideological origins of the revolution--from ancient Rome to the European Enlightenment--and the founders' attempts to forge an American democracy.
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Politics and government, Democracy, Influence, United States, Republicanism, History, Politique et gouvernement, Républicanisme, HISTORY, Revolutionary Period (1775-1800), Influence (Literary, artistic, etc.), Amerikanische Revolution, Nationenbildung, Demokrati, Politik och förvaltning, Influenser, Constitution (United States), United states, constitution, United states, history, revolution, 1775-1783, influence, United states, politics and government, 1775-1783, United states, politics and government, 1783-1809Places
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The idea of America: reflections on the birth of the United States
2011, Penguin Press
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1594202907 9781594202902
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Table of Contents
Rhetoric and reality in the American Revolution
The legacy of Rome in the American Revolution
Conspiracy and the paranoid style
Interests and disinterestedness in the making of the Constitution
The origins of American Constitutionalism
The making of American democracy
The radicalism of Thomas Jefferson and Thomas Paine considered
Monarchism and republicanism in early America
Illusions of power in the awkward era of federalism
The American enlightenment
A history of rights in early America
Conclusion : the American revolutionary tradition, or why America wants to spread democracy around the world.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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