The Radicalism of the American Revolution
By Gordon S. Wood
By Gordon S. Wood
By Gordon S. Wood
By Gordon S. Wood
Category: Colonial/Revolutionary War History | Politics | World History
Category: Colonial/Revolutionary War History | Politics | World History
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$21.00
Mar 02, 1993 | ISBN 9780679736882
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Aug 24, 2011 | ISBN 9780307758965
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Praise
“The most important study of the American Revolution to appear in over twenty years … a landmark book.” —The New York Times Book Review
“A breathtaking social, political, and ideological analysis. This book will set the agenda for discussion for some time to come.” —Richard L. Bushman
Table Of Contents
I. Monarchy
1. Hierarchy
2. Patricians and Plebeians
3. Patriarchal Dependence
4. Patronage
5. Political Authority
II. Republicanism
6. The Republicanization of Monarchy
7. A Truncated Society
8. Loosening the Bands of Society
9. Enlightened Paternalism
10. Revolution
11. Enlightenment
12. Benevolence
III. Democracy
13. Equality
14. Interests
15. The Assault on Aristocracy
16. Democratic Officeholding
17. A World Within Themselves
18. The Celebration of Commerce
19. Middle-Class Order
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