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Rights of Man: Penguin Classics edition

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Rights of Man: Penguin Classics edition

SKU: 9780140390155 Category: Product ID: 144964

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Title: Rights of Man: Penguin Classics edition
Author: PAINE THOMAS
Format: PAPERBACK
Publication date: 31/05/1984
Imprint: PENGUIN CLASSIC
Price: $23.00
Publishing status: Active

One of the great classics on democracy,Rights of Manwas published in England in 1791 as a vindication of the French Revolution and a critique of the British system of government. In direct, forceful prose, Paine defends popular rights, national independence, revolutionary war, and economic growth-all considered dangerous and even seditious issues. In his introduction Eric Foner presents an overview of Paine’s career as political theorist and pamphleteer, and supplies essential background material toRights of Man. He discusses how Paine created a language of modern politics that brought important issues to the common man and the working classes and assesses the debt owed to Paine by the American and British radical traditions.

For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust theseries to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-datetranslations by award-winning translators.

ISBN: 9780140390155
Weight: 240g
Dimension: 197mm X 130mm
Pages: 288

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Weight 240 g
Dimensions 197 × 130 mm