Common Sense and Other Writings: A Norton Critical Edition

Common Sense and Other Writings: A Norton Critical Edition (Norton Critical Editions)
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Thomas Paine often declared himself a citizen of the world. This Norton Critical Edition presents Paine and his writing within the transatlantic and global context of the revolutionary ideas and actions of his time.
Thomas Paineâ€™s loyalties were with universal and self-evident principles rather than with a particular group or nation, and it is this dimension that informed his most important works. This Norton Critical Edition shows how Paineâ€™s fury at the British Empire, including its injustices to South Asians and Africans, shaped his first best seller, Common Sense, and how his direct involvement with the French Revolution pushed his ideas toward a unique form of democratic radicalism. Together with his rejection of organized religion, Paineâ€™s radicalism resulted in his being one of the most hated men in both monarchial Britain and republican America.

This volume includes J. M. Opalâ€™s introduction, â€œThomas Paine and the Revolutionary Enlightenment, 1770sâ€“90s,â€ which provides essential biographical and historical details across three tumultuous decades. Paineâ€™s most important worksâ€•from Common Sense (1776) through Agrarian Justice (1796)â€•are reprinted and are accompanied by explanatory annotations.

Supporting materials include a wide range of documents from the turbulent years following the publication of both Common Sense and the Declaration of Independence. These include Pennsylvaniaâ€™s gradual emancipation statute of the 1780s, an ex-slaveâ€™s impassioned call for revolutionary violence against European imperialists and masters, and a British conservativeâ€™s witty rejoinder to Paineâ€™s vision of a brave new world.

Four major interpretations of Paineâ€™s work are provided by Nathan R. Perl-Rosenthal, Robert A. Ferguson, Gary Kates, and Gregory Claeys.

A Selected Bibliography is also included.
Country USA
Brand W. W. Norton & Company
Manufacturer W. W. Norton & Company
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ReleaseDate 2011-12-29
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EANs 9780393978704

Country	USA
Brand	W. W. Norton & Company
Manufacturer	W. W. Norton & Company
Binding	Paperback
ItemPartNumber	9780393978704
ReleaseDate	2011-12-29
UnitCount	1
EANs	9780393978704

Common Sense and Other Writings: A Norton Critical Edition (Norton Critical Editions)

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