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020 _a9780140390155
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_bPAI
100 _aPaine, Thomas
245 _aRights Of man
260 _bPenguin Classics,
_aNew York :
_c1984.
300 _a281 p. ;
_c20 cm.
365 _b899.00
_c
_d1.00
490 _aPenguin Classics
520 _aA major actor in the American Revolution, English intellectual Thomas Paine (1737-1809) is remembered especially for his pamphlet Common Sense (1776), which advocates America's independence from Great Britain. An immediate best-seller, it sold over 100,000 copies in three months. Paine was a dedicated reformer who also lent his support to the French Revolution. First published in 1791, this book was sparked by the publication of Edmund Burke's Reflections on the Revolution in France (1790), a direct condemnation of the French uprising; and the fourth edition of this remarkable contribution to political philosophy is reissued here. In a passionate rebuttal of Burke's position, Paine argues that revolution is legitimate against a government that fails to protect its people and their essential rights. Extremely influential in its own day, this book develops a critique of authoritarian governments that remains relevant today.
650 _aReflections on the Revolution in France
650 _aGreat Britain Politics and government
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