The reflections on the birth of the United States Wood, Gordon S. creator text bibliography nyu New York Penguin Press 2011 monographic eng

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385 p. ; 25 cm. 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. Rhetoric and reality in the American Revolution -- The legacy of Rome in the American Revolution -- Conspiracy and the paranoid style -- 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 -- 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. Gordon S. Wood. Includes bibliographical references and index. n-us--- United States. Democracy United States Republicanism United States United States History Revolution, 1775-1783 Influence United States Politics and government 1775-1783 United States Politics and government 1783-1809 E302.1 .W77 2011 973.3 9781594202902 1594202907 2010045829 http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1114/2010045829-b.html http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1114/2010045829-d.html http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1114/2010045829-b.html http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1114/2010045829-d.html DLC 101103 20170105102848.0 16529743