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The American Revolution of 1800: How Jefferson Rescued Democracy from Tyranny and Faction - and What This Means Today
Engelsk Hardback
The American Revolution of 1800: How Jefferson Rescued Democracy from Tyranny and Faction - and What This Means Today
Engelsk Hardback

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In this brilliant historical classic, Dan Sisson provides the definitive window into key concepts that have formed the backdrop of our democracy: the nature of revolution, stewardship of power, liberty, and the ever-present danger of factions and tyranny.

Most contemporary historians celebrate Jefferson’s victory over Adams in 1800 - which Jefferson firmly maintained was "as real a revolution...as that of 1776 - as the beginning of the two-party system, but Sisson believes it is entirely the wrong lesson. Jefferson saw his election as a peaceful revolution by the American people overturning an elitist faction that was stamping out cherished constitutional rights and trying to transform our young democracy into an authoritarian state. If anything, our current two-party system is a repudiation of Jefferson''s theory of revolution, and his earnest desire that the people as a whole, not any faction or clique, would triumph in government.

Sisson''s book makes clear that key ideas of the American Revolution did not reach their full fruition until the "Revolution of 1800," to which we owe the preservation of many of our key rights. With new contributions from the author and Thom Hartmann, this fortieth anniversary edition contains fresh insights and reflections on how Jefferson’s vision can help us in our own era of polarization, corruption, government overreach, and gridlock.

Product detaljer
Sprog:
Engelsk
Sider:
312
ISBN-13:
9781609949853
Indbinding:
Hardback
Udgave:
ISBN-10:
1609949854
Udg. Dato:
15 sep 2014
Længde:
27mm
Bredde:
160mm
Højde:
243mm
Forlag:
Berrett-Koehler
Oplagsdato:
15 sep 2014
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