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Algernon Sidney and the Republican Heritage in England and America
ISBN: 9780691631639 / Angielski / Twarda / 2016 / 350 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. Alan Houston introduces a new level of rigor into contemporary debates over republicanism by providing the first complete account of the range, structure, and influence of the political writings of Algernon Sidney (1623-1683). Though not well known today, Sidney's Discourses Concerning Government influenced radicals in England and America throughout the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. To many, it was a "textbook of revolution." Houston begins with a masterful intellectual biography tracing the development of Sidney's ideas in the political and intellectual context of Stuart England,... Alan Houston introduces a new level of rigor into contemporary debates over republicanism by providing the first complete account of the range, str... |
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Benjamin Franklin and the Politics of Improvement
ISBN: 9780300124477 / Angielski / Twarda / 2008 / 336 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. This fascinating book explores Benjamin Franklin's social and political thought. Although Franklin is often considered "the first American," his intellectual world was cosmopolitan. An active participant in eighteenth-century Atlantic debates over the modern commercial republic, Franklin combined abstract analyses with practical proposals. Houston treats Franklin as shrewd, creative, and engaged--a lively thinker who joined both learned controversies and political conflicts at home and abroad. Drawing on meticulous archival research, Houston examines such tantalizing themes as trade...
This fascinating book explores Benjamin Franklin's social and political thought. Although Franklin is often considered "the first American," his intel...
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457,74 zł |