Rights of Man
- Authors
- Paine, Thomas & Philp, Mark
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Tags
- political science & theory , political freedom & security - general , classics , history & theory - general , war , thomas , c 1800 to c 1900 , philosophy , early works to 1800 , political science , politics , political freedom & security , political , current events , writing , literary studies: 16th to 18th centuries , c 1700 to c 1800 , history: american , revolutionary period (1775-1800) , english , history & theory , paine , united states - revolutionary war , general , united states , history , u.s. history - revolution and confederation (1775-1789) , 1737-1809 , american history: c 1500 to c 1800 , usa
- ISBN
- 9780199538003
- Date
- 1776-01-01T00:00:00+00:00
- Size
- 0.25 MB
- Lang
- en
Thomas Paine was the first international revolutionary. His Common Sense (1776) was the most widely read pamphlet of the American Revolution and his Rights of Man (1791-2), the most famous defense of the French Revolution, sent out a clarion call for revolution throughout the world. Paine paid the price for his principles: he was outlawed in Britain, narrowly escaped execution in France, and was vilified as an atheist and a Jacobin on his return to America.
This new edition contains the complete texts of both Rights of Man and Common Sense , as well as six other powerfully political writings - American Crisis I, American Crisis XIII, Agrarian Justice, Letter to Jefferson, Letter Addressed to the Addressers on the Late Proclamation , and Dissertation on the First Principles of Government - all of which illustrate why Paine's ideas still resonate in the modern welfare states of today.