History's Locomotives: Revolutions and the Making of the Modern WorldYale University Press, 1. jaan 2006 - 384 pages This engaging book reveals Benjamin Franklin's human side, his tastes and habits, his enthusiasms, and his devotion to democracy and the people of the United States. Three hundred years after his birth, we may remember Franklin's famous autobiography, or his status as framer of the Declaration of Independence, or perhaps his sage advice on diligence and thrift. But historian Edmund Morgan invites us to meet the man himself, an ordinary, sociable, good-natured human being with boundless curiosity about the natural world and a vision of what America could be. Drawing on life-long research in the vast Franklin archives, Morgan assembles lesser-known writings that offer insights into this founding father's thinking. The book is organized around three major themes, each with an introduction. The first section includes journal excerpts and letters revealing Franklin's personal tastes and habits. The second is devoted to Franklin's inexhaustible intellectual energy and his scientific discoveries. The third chronicles his devotion to serving the people who became the United States, and to his democratic vision of their independent future. Franklin's humanity and genius have never seemed more real than in the pages of this appealing anthology. |
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... modern world / Martin Malia ; edited and with a foreword by Terence Emmons. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. isbn-13: 978-0-300-11391-4 (cloth : alk. paper) isbn-10: 0-300-11391-9 1. Revolutions—Europe—History. I ...
... modern world / Martin Malia ; edited and with a foreword by Terence Emmons. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. isbn-13: 978-0-300-11391-4 (cloth : alk. paper) isbn-10: 0-300-11391-9 1. Revolutions—Europe—History. I ...
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Revolutions and the Making of the Modern World Martin Edward Malia Terence Emmons. FOREWORD The essential insights informing this book on revolutions in the making of the modern world were already present in a paper Martin Malia ...
Revolutions and the Making of the Modern World Martin Edward Malia Terence Emmons. FOREWORD The essential insights informing this book on revolutions in the making of the modern world were already present in a paper Martin Malia ...
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... modern European development since the Enlighten- ment . " He was then free , as it were , to return to the theme of ... modern Europe ( Chapters 1–5 ) , an exercise that is essential to his argument about the specifically European ...
... modern European development since the Enlighten- ment . " He was then free , as it were , to return to the theme of ... modern Europe ( Chapters 1–5 ) , an exercise that is essential to his argument about the specifically European ...
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Revolutions and the Making of the Modern World Martin Edward Malia Terence Emmons. critique of modern social - science theories of revolution and ongoing discussion of the ideological underpinnings of the many and various ...
Revolutions and the Making of the Modern World Martin Edward Malia Terence Emmons. critique of modern social - science theories of revolution and ongoing discussion of the ideological underpinnings of the many and various ...
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... modern revolutionary phenomenon seems to have run its course . Is this , in fact , likely to be the case , or does revolution spring eternal in human affairs ? Both to answer this question and to understand the century's drama , it is ...
... modern revolutionary phenomenon seems to have run its course . Is this , in fact , likely to be the case , or does revolution spring eternal in human affairs ? Both to answer this question and to understand the century's drama , it is ...
Contents
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Part II Classic Atlantic Revolutions | 131 |
Part III The Quest for Socialist Revolution | 213 |
Conclusion and Epilogue | 279 |
Whats in a Name? | 287 |
Appendix II High Social Science and Staseology | 302 |
Notes | 317 |
Index | 343 |
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