Revolutions Revisited: Two Faces of the Politics of EnlightenmentWhat happens after the revolution? In this elegant extended essay, Ralph Lerner explores how suchs enlightened revolutionaries as Franklin, Lincoln, and Tocqueville met the challenge of translating a revolution into lasting political and social change. Ei |
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Nutzerbericht - Not Available - Book VerdictRevolution "first must be made, in institutions, thinking and expectation and then defended against overt enemies without and covert enemies within,'' writes Lerner. Through the writings of Benjamin ... Vollständige Rezension lesen
Inhalt
Dr Janus | 3 |
Americas Place in the Enlightenment | 19 |
A Dialogue of Fathers and Sons | 39 |
Revisioning Our Revolution | 55 |
What Manner of Speech? | 57 |
Burkes Muffled Oars | 67 |
Lincoln s Revolution | 88 |
Tocquevilles Political Sermon | 112 |
Revival through Recollection | 129 |
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Häufige Begriffe und Wortgruppen
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| Titel | Revolutions Revisited: Two Faces of the Politics of Enlightenment Revolutions Revisited: Two Faces of the Politics of Enlightenment |
| Autor/in | Ralph Lerner |
| Verlag | Univ of North Carolina Press, 1994 |
| ISBN | 0807821365, 9780807821367 |
| Länge | 136 Seiten |
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