ISBN: 9780679433149 - rights of man and common sense: introduction by michael foot (everyman's library classics series) (4 Ergebnisse)

Zustand: New. 1994. Fifth Printing. Hardcover. . . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.

Hardcover. Zustand: Brand New. fifth printing edition. 368 pages. 8.50x5.25x1.00 inches. In Stock.

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - "[Thomas Paine] accepted [no] definitions or frontiers, claiming to be the first of a new breed necessary to save mankind and womankind: a citizen of the world. Well beyond his own lifetime it was the power of his pen that restored his vision of the world as it might be. America made Thomas Paineand he helped to make America." from the Introduction by Michael FootThe authorities in power in England during Thomas Paine's lifetime saw him as an agent provocateur who used his seditious eloquence to support the emancipation of slaves and women, the demands of working people, and the rebels of the French and American Revolutions. History, on the other hand, has come to regard him as the figure who gave political cogency to the liberating ideas of the Enlightenment. His great pamphlets, Rights of Man and Common Sense, are now recognized for what they areclassic arguments in defense of the individual's right to assert his or her freedom in the face of tyranny.Everyman's Library pursues the highest production standards, printing on acid-free cream-colored paper, with full-cloth cases with two-color foil stamping, decorative endpapers, silk ribbon markers, European-style half-round spines, and a full-color illustrated jacket. Everyman's Library Classics include an introduction, a select bibliography, and a chronology of the author's life and times.…

Zustand: New. Thomas Paine&#160was born in Thetford, England, in 1737, the son of a staymaker. He had little schooling and worked at a number of jobs, including tax collector, a position he lost for agitating for an increase in excisemen&rsquos pay. Persuaded by Benjam.