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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... once the Bolshevik - Jacobins had seized power , was fixed in a seemingly unending ultra- radical movement , which in fact lasted seventy - four years ( it was as if the original Jacobins had held power from 1793 to 1867 ) . Similarly ...
... once the Bolshevik - Jacobins had seized power , was fixed in a seemingly unending ultra- radical movement , which in fact lasted seventy - four years ( it was as if the original Jacobins had held power from 1793 to 1867 ) . Similarly ...
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... once in each national his- tory , since it is also the founding event for the nation's future “ modernity . ” West- ern revolutions thus acquire their distinctive character from the Old Regime constitutional and cultural structures ...
... once in each national his- tory , since it is also the founding event for the nation's future “ modernity . ” West- ern revolutions thus acquire their distinctive character from the Old Regime constitutional and cultural structures ...
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... once “ democracy , ” in the sense of social equality , had “ destroyed monarchy and aristocracy , " there was no reason to " believe that it would stop short be- fore the bourgeoisie and the rich . ” Thus he defined democratic ...
... once “ democracy , ” in the sense of social equality , had “ destroyed monarchy and aristocracy , " there was no reason to " believe that it would stop short be- fore the bourgeoisie and the rich . ” Thus he defined democratic ...
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... once this tradition has achieved its " final , " inverted embodiment in Russia , it then ex- pands in the twentieth century to much of the Third World , thus making the twentieth century the world - historical locus of revolution ...
... once this tradition has achieved its " final , " inverted embodiment in Russia , it then ex- pands in the twentieth century to much of the Third World , thus making the twentieth century the world - historical locus of revolution ...
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... Once these contours have been established it will be pos- sible , at the end of the chapter , to indulge in more explicit model building . THE CRISIS OF “ OLD REGIME " BOHEMIA Late medieval Bohemia was the most advanced region in that ...
... Once these contours have been established it will be pos- sible , at the end of the chapter , to indulge in more explicit model building . THE CRISIS OF “ OLD REGIME " BOHEMIA Late medieval Bohemia was the most advanced region in that ...
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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