Harmonizing Sentiments : The Declaration of Independence and the Jeffersonian Idea of Self-Government
Book Details
Format
Paperback / Softback
Book Series
Masterworks in the Western Tradition
ISBN-10
0820439614
ISBN-13
9780820439617
Publisher
Peter Lang Publishing Inc
Imprint
Peter Lang Publishing Inc
Country of Manufacture
US
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Feb 22nd, 2001
Print length
245 Pages
Weight
396 grams
Dimensions
15.40 x 22.80 x 1.70 cms
Ksh 3,850.00
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Harmonizing Sentiments: The Declaration of Independence and the Jeffersonian Idea of Self-Government introduces the reader to the major issues concerning America’s statement justifying independence. It covers the first controversy between loyalists and patriots, explores the document’s intellectual sources, evaluates the degree to which the Declaration’s ideals were fulfilled or rejected by the Constitution, and concludes by investigating its current political and legal implications. Readers will be intrigued by the author’s argument for approaching the Declaration with an understanding of eighteenth-century political economy and ideas about a natural social order. The importance of Jefferson as a conduit through which these ideas were expressed is defended against recent attempts to de-emphasize the centrality of the Declaration’s author. The work concludes that the Declaration’s focus upon the abuses of power is still relevant for understanding American political institutions.
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