The Long Affair (Paperback, 2nd ed.)

As controversial and explosive as it is elegant and learned, The Long Affair is Conor Cruise O'Brien's examination of Thomas Jefferson, as man and icon, through the critical lens of the French Revolution. O'Brien offers a provocative analysis of the supreme symbol of American history and political culture and challenges the traditional perceptions of both Jeffersonian history and the Jeffersonian legacy. The book is an attack on America's long affair with Jeffersonian ideology of radical individualism: an ideology that, by confusing Jefferson with a secular prophet, will destroy the United States from within.--David C. Ward, Boston Book Review With his background as a politician and a diplomat, O'Brien brings a broad perspective to his effort to define Jefferson's beliefs through the prism of his attitudes toward France. . . . This is an important work that makes an essential contribution to the overall picture of Jefferson.--Booklist O'Brien traces the roots of Jefferson's admiration for the revolution in France but notes that Jefferson's enthusiasm for France cooled in the 1790s, when French egalitarian ideals came to threaten the slave-based Southern economy that Jefferson supported.--Library Journal In O'Brien's opinion, it's time that Americans face the fact that Jefferson, long seen as a champion of the 'wronged masses, ' was a racist who should not be placed on a pedestal in an increasingly multicultural United States.--Boston Phoenix O'Brien makes a well-argued revisionist contribution to the literature on Jefferson.--Kirkus Reviews O'Brien is right on target . . . determined not to let the evasions and cover-ups continue.--Forrest McDonald, National Review The Long Affair should be read by anyone interested in Jefferson--or in a good fight.--Richard Brookhiser, New York Times Book Review

General

Imprint:	University of Chicago Press
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	April 1998
First published:	April 1998
Authors:	Conor Cruise O'Brien
Dimensions:	278 x 153 x 28mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	360
Edition:	2nd ed.
ISBN-13:	978-0-226-61656-8
Categories:	Books > Humanities > History > World history > 1750 to 1900 Books > Humanities > History > American history > General Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Political activism > Revolutions & coups Books > History > American history > General Books > History > World history > 1750 to 1900
LSN:	0-226-61656-8
Barcode:	9780226616568

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