The Resource The idea of America : reflections on the birth of the United States, Gordon S. Wood
The idea of America : reflections on the birth of the United States, Gordon S. Wood
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- Summary
- A Pulitzer Prize-winning historian of the American Revolution explains why it remains the most significant event in our history. In a series of elegant and illuminating essays, Wood explores the ideological origins of the revolution--from ancient Rome to the European Enlightenment--and the founders' attempts to forge an American democracy
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- 385 pages
- Contents
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- Part I: The American Revolution. Rhetoric and reality in the American Revolution ; The legacy of Rome in the American Revolution ; Conspiracy and the paranoid style: causality and deceit in the Eighteenth century
- Part II: The making of the Constitution and American democracy. Interests and disinterestedness in the making of the Constitution ; The origins of American Constitutionalism ; The making of American democracy ; The radicalism of Thomas Jefferson and Thomas Paine considered
- Part III: The early republic. Monarchism and republicanism in early America ; Illusions of power in the awkward era of federalism ; The American enlightenment ; A history of rights in early America
- Conclusion : The American revolutionary tradition, or why America wants to spread democracy around the world
- Isbn
- 9781594202902
- Label
- The idea of America : reflections on the birth of the United States
- Title
- The idea of America
- Title remainder
- reflections on the birth of the United States
- Statement of responsibility
- Gordon S. Wood
- Subject
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- American Revolution (1775-1783)
- Amerikanische Revolution
- Constitution (United States)
- Democracy
- Democracy -- United States
- Democracy -- United States
- Demokrati -- Förenta staterna
- Förenta staterna -- politik och förvaltning -- 1775-1783
- Förenta staterna -- politik och förvaltning -- 1783-1809
- History
- Nationenbildung
- Nordamerikanska frihetskriget 1775-1783 -- influenser
- 1775-1809
- Republicanism
- Republicanism -- United States
- USA
- United States
- United States -- History -- 1775-1783, Revolution -- Influence
- United States -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783 -- Influence
- United States -- Politics and government
- United States -- Politics and government -- 1775-1783
- United States -- Politics and government -- 1783-1809
- United States.
- United States.
- Politics and government
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- A Pulitzer Prize-winning historian of the American Revolution explains why it remains the most significant event in our history. In a series of elegant and illuminating essays, Wood explores the ideological origins of the revolution--from ancient Rome to the European Enlightenment--and the founders' attempts to forge an American democracy
- Cataloging source
- DLC
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Wood, Gordon S
- Dewey number
- 973.3
- Index
- index present
- LC call number
- E302.1
- LC item number
- .W77 2011
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- United States.
- American Revolution (1775-1783)
- United States.
- United States.
- United States
- United States
- United States
- Democracy
- Republicanism
- Democracy
- Politics and government
- Republicanism
- United States
- United States
- United States
- Democracy
- Amerikanische Revolution
- Nationenbildung
- USA
- Demokrati
- Förenta staterna
- Förenta staterna
- Nordamerikanska frihetskriget 1775-1783
- United States
- United States
- United States
- Democracy
- Republicanism
- Label
- The idea of America : reflections on the birth of the United States, Gordon S. Wood
- Link
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 339-371) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
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- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
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- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Part I: The American Revolution. Rhetoric and reality in the American Revolution ; The legacy of Rome in the American Revolution ; Conspiracy and the paranoid style: causality and deceit in the Eighteenth century -- Part II: The making of the Constitution and American democracy. Interests and disinterestedness in the making of the Constitution ; The origins of American Constitutionalism ; The making of American democracy ; The radicalism of Thomas Jefferson and Thomas Paine considered -- Part III: The early republic. Monarchism and republicanism in early America ; Illusions of power in the awkward era of federalism ; The American enlightenment ; A history of rights in early America -- Conclusion : The American revolutionary tradition, or why America wants to spread democracy around the world
- Control code
- ocn678537224
- Dimensions
- 25 cm
- Extent
- 385 pages
- Isbn
- 9781594202902
- Lccn
- 2010045829
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
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- n
- System control number
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- (Sirsi) i9781594202902
- (OCoLC)678537224
- Label
- The idea of America : reflections on the birth of the United States, Gordon S. Wood
- Link
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 339-371) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Part I: The American Revolution. Rhetoric and reality in the American Revolution ; The legacy of Rome in the American Revolution ; Conspiracy and the paranoid style: causality and deceit in the Eighteenth century -- Part II: The making of the Constitution and American democracy. Interests and disinterestedness in the making of the Constitution ; The origins of American Constitutionalism ; The making of American democracy ; The radicalism of Thomas Jefferson and Thomas Paine considered -- Part III: The early republic. Monarchism and republicanism in early America ; Illusions of power in the awkward era of federalism ; The American enlightenment ; A history of rights in early America -- Conclusion : The American revolutionary tradition, or why America wants to spread democracy around the world
- Control code
- ocn678537224
- Dimensions
- 25 cm
- Extent
- 385 pages
- Isbn
- 9781594202902
- Lccn
- 2010045829
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- System control number
-
- (Sirsi) i9781594202902
- (OCoLC)678537224
Subject
- American Revolution (1775-1783)
- Amerikanische Revolution
- Constitution (United States)
- Democracy
- Democracy -- United States
- Democracy -- United States
- Demokrati -- Förenta staterna
- Förenta staterna -- politik och förvaltning -- 1775-1783
- Förenta staterna -- politik och förvaltning -- 1783-1809
- History
- Nationenbildung
- Nordamerikanska frihetskriget 1775-1783 -- influenser
- 1775-1809
- Republicanism
- Republicanism -- United States
- USA
- United States
- United States -- History -- 1775-1783, Revolution -- Influence
- United States -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783 -- Influence
- United States -- Politics and government
- United States -- Politics and government -- 1775-1783
- United States -- Politics and government -- 1783-1809
- United States.
- United States.
- Politics and government
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