Birth of American Political Thought 1763-87

by Richard Howard and Dick Howard

Book Overview

What was 'revolutionary' in the process by which the thirteen North American colonies affirmed their independence? What is it about that 'revolution' that still colours the way in which Americans engage in politics? Dick Howard, author of The Marxian Legacy, Defining the Political and The Politics of Critique uses a similar framework to look at America. What is the political, how does a critique of the present become a politics for the future, and...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0333464931
• ISBN13: 9780333464939
• Release Date: July 1990
• Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
• Length: 274 Pages
• Weight: 1.18 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.5" x 8.5"