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More copies of this ISBNThis title in other editionseBook editionsThe Radicalism of the American Revolutionby Gordon S Wood
Synopses & ReviewsPublisher Comments: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 What Our Readers Are SayingBe the first to add a comment for a chance to win!Product Details
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