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The Radicalism of the American Revolution

by Gordon S Wood

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Grand in scope, rigorous in its arguments, and elegantly synthesizing thirty years of scholarship, this splendid book is likely to become the definitive work on the social, political, and economic consequences of 1776.

In The Radicalism of the American Revolution, Gordon S. Wood depicts not just a break with England, but the rejection of an entire way of life: of a society of feudal dependencies, a politics of patronage, and a world view in which people were divided between the nobility and "the Herd." He shows how the theories of the country's founders became realities that sometimes baffled and disappointed them. Above all, the Bancroft Prize-winning historian rescues the revolution from abstraction, allowing readers to see it with a true sense of its drama — and not a little awe.

Review:

"Exciting, compelling, and sure to provoke controversy, the book will be discussed for years to come." Library Journal

Review:

"A tour de force....This is a book that could redirect historical thinking about the revolution and its place in the national consciousness." New York Review of Books

Review:

"A breathtaking social, political, and ideological analysis. This book will set the agenda for discussion for some time to come." Richard L. Bushman, Columbia University

Synopsis:

In a grand and immemsely readable synthesis of historical, political, cultural, and economic analysis, a prize-winning historian depicts much more than a break with England. He gives readers a revolution that transformed an almost feudal society into a democratic one, whose emerging realities sometimes baffled and disappointed its founding fathers.

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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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Product Details

ISBN:

9780679736882

Author:

Wood, Gordon S.

Publisher:

Vintage Books

Author:

Wood, Gordon S.

Author:

Wood, Gordon

Location:

New York :

Subject:

General

Subject:

History

Subject:

History & Theory

Subject:

United states

Subject:

United States - General

Subject:

Government and political science

Subject:

United States - Revolutionary War

Subject:

Political culture

Subject:

Radicalism

Subject:

Political culture -- United States -- History -- 18th century.

Subject:

United States Politics and government.

Subject:

Political culture -- United States -- History.

Subject:

United States / Revolutionary Period (1775-1800)

Subject:

US History-Revolution and Constitution Era

Copyright:

1991

Edition Description:

Trade paper

Series:

Vintage

Series Volume:

A

Publication Date:

19930331

Binding:

TRADE PAPER

Grade Level:

General/trade

Language:

English

Pages:

464

Dimensions:

8.37x5.15x1.00 in. .76 lbs.

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Product details 464 pages Vintage Books USA - 1995-07-04 English 9780679736882 Reviews:

"Review" by Library Journal, "Exciting, compelling, and sure to provoke controversy, the book will be discussed for years to come."

"Review" by New York Review of Books, "A tour de force....This is a book that could redirect historical thinking about the revolution and its place in the national consciousness."

"Review" by Richard L. Bushman, Columbia University, "A breathtaking social, political, and ideological analysis. This book will set the agenda for discussion for some time to come."

"Synopsis" by Random, In a grand and immemsely readable synthesis of historical, political, cultural, and economic analysis, a prize-winning historian depicts much more than a break with England. He gives readers a revolution that transformed an almost feudal society into a democratic one, whose emerging realities sometimes baffled and disappointed its founding fathers.