Revolutionary Founders: Rebels, Radicals, and Reformers in the

Revolutionary Founders: Rebels, Radicals, and Reformers in the Making of the Nation

In twenty-two original essays, leading historians reveal the radical impulses at the founding of the American Republic. Here is a fresh new reading of the American Revolution that gives voice and recognition to a generation of radical thinkers and doers whose revolutionary ideals outstripped those of the Founding Fathers.

While the Founding Fathers advocated a break from Britain and espoused ideals of republican government, none proposed significant changes to the fabric of colonial society. As privileged and propertied white males, they did not seek a revolution in the modern sense; instead, they tried to maintain the underlying social structure and political system that enabled men of wealth to rule. They firmly opposed social equality and feared popular democracy as a form of â€œlevelling.â€

Yet during this â€œrevolutionaryâ€ period some people did believe that â€œlibertyâ€ meant â€œliberty for allâ€ and that â€œequalityâ€ should be applied to political, economic, and religious spheres. Here are the stories of individuals and groups who exemplified the radical ideals of the American Revolution more in keeping with our own values today. This volume helps us to understand the social conflicts unleashed by the struggle for independence, the Revolutionâ€™s achievements, and the unfinished agenda it left for future generations to confront.
Country USA
Brand Knopf
Manufacturer Knopf
Binding Hardcover
ReleaseDate 2011-04-19
Format Deckle Edge
EANs 9780307271105

Country	USA
Brand	Knopf
Manufacturer	Knopf
Binding	Hardcover
ReleaseDate	2011-04-19
Format	Deckle Edge
EANs	9780307271105

Revolutionary Founders: Rebels, Radicals, and Reformers in the Making of the Nation

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