Rights of man, by Thomas Paine ; with an introduction by Eric Foner ; notes by Henry Collins
Type
Label
Rights of man, by Thomas Paine ; with an introduction by Eric Foner ; notes by Henry Collins
Language
eng
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 23-24)
Index
no index present
Literary Form
non fiction
Main title
Rights of man
Nature of contents
bibliography
Oclc number
15148397
Responsibility statement
by Thomas Paine ; with an introduction by Eric Foner ; notes by Henry Collins
Summary
"One of the great classics on democracy, Rights of Man was published in England in 1791 as a vindication of the French Revolution and a critique of the British system of government. In direct, forceful prose, Paine defends popular rights, national independence, revolutionary war, and economic growt́h€yall considered dangerous and even seditious issues. In his introduction Eric Foner presents an overview of Paine's career as political theorist and pamphleteer, and supplies essential background material to Rights of Man. He discusses how Paine created a language of modern politics that brought important issues to the common man and the working classes and assesses the debt owed to Paine by the American and British radical traditions."--, Amazon