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The American Revolution

Two Centuries of Interpretation

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Englewood Cliffs
Kiadó: Prentice-Hall, Inc.
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Kötés típusa: Ragasztott papírkötés
Oldalszám: 183 oldal
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THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION: TWO CENTURIES OF INTERPRETATION * * * * Edited by Edmund S. Morgan What was the American Revolution? The revolt of an oppressed people against a tyrannical king or the refusal of an ungrateful people to honor ancient debts? A rising of the common man against an aristocratic ruling class or a defense of traditional rights by a united citizenry? A war of national liberation or a civil war? In searching for the meaning of a revolution which has been called all these things, the essays collected in this volume-ranging from Dávid Ramsay's penetrating appraisal of 1789 to analyses by modern scholars-draw the reader into the debate. Whether he agrees with Friedrich Gentz in 1800 that the Revolution was a simple defense of right against wrong or with those later historians who have found the problem more complex, the reader will enjoy responding to the challenge that the Revolution presentsto every American's understanding of his country, his times, and himself.... Tovább

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THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION: TWO CENTURIES OF INTERPRETATION * * * * Edited by Edmund S. Morgan What was the American Revolution? The revolt of an oppressed people against a tyrannical king or the refusal of an ungrateful people to honor ancient debts? A rising of the common man against an aristocratic ruling class or a defense of traditional rights by a united citizenry? A war of national liberation or a civil war? In searching for the meaning of a revolution which has been called all these things, the essays collected in this volume-ranging from Dávid Ramsay's penetrating appraisal of 1789 to analyses by modern scholars-draw the reader into the debate. Whether he agrees with Friedrich Gentz in 1800 that the Revolution was a simple defense of right against wrong or with those later historians who have found the problem more complex, the reader will enjoy responding to the challenge that the Revolution presentsto every American's understanding of his country, his times, and himself. COVER DRAWING: detail of a study for Washington Crossing the Delaware by Larry Rivers. Collection, The Museum of Modern Art, New York. COVER DESIGN: Ben Robinson Vissza

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