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The Ideological Origins of the American Revolution - Fiftieth Anniversary Edition (Paperback, Revised edition)
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The Ideological Origins of the American Revolution - Fiftieth Anniversary Edition (Paperback, Revised edition)
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The Ideological Origins of the American Revolution, awarded both
the Pulitzer and the Bancroft prizes, has become a classic of
American historical literature. Hailed at its first appearance as
"the most brilliant study of the meaning of the Revolution to
appear in a generation," it was enlarged in a second edition to
include the nationwide debate on the ratification of the
Constitution, hence exploring not only the Founders' initial hopes
and aspirations but also their struggle to implement their ideas in
constructing the national government. Now, in a new preface,
Bernard Bailyn reconsiders salient features of the book and
isolates the Founders' profound concern with power. In pamphlets,
letters, newspapers, and sermons they returned again and again to
the problem of the uses and misuses of power-the great benefits of
power when gained and used by popular consent and the political and
social devastation when acquired by those who seize it by force or
other means and use it for their personal benefit. This fiftieth
anniversary edition will be welcomed by readers familiar with
Bailyn's book, and it will introduce a new generation to a work
that remains required reading for anyone seeking to understand the
nation's historical roots.
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