Paine Thomas Edited J M Opal (1 results)

Soft cover. Condition: New. Dust Jacket Condition: New. 1st Edition. NEW First Edition (Orig. 2012) First Printing: NEW gloss-laminated handsomely-designed illustrated cover w/ sharp NEW edges & corners, EXCELLENT unblemished smooth-cut text-block exterior, NEW perfect binding w/ uncreased spine, PRISTINE interior printed w/ SPLENDID Clarity on EXCELLENT unblemished archival paper w/ SUPERB presentation of footnotes & other scholarly apparatus. * 5.06" x 8.30" x 0.70", 0.34 kg, xxxvi+318 (354) pp * ABOUT THE BOOK: Thomas Paine often declared himself a citizen of the world. This Norton Critical Edition presents Paine & his writing within the transatlantic & global context of the revolutionary ideas & actions of his time. Thomas Paine's loyalties were w/ universal and self-evident principles rather than with a particular group or nation, & it is this dimension that informed his most important works. This Norton Critical Edition shows how Paine's fury at the British Empire, including its injustices to South Asians & Africans, shaped his first best seller, "Common Sense", & how his direct involvement w/ the French Revolution pushed his ideas toward a unique form of democratic radicalism. Together w/ his rejection of organized religion, Paine's radicalism resulted in his being one of the most hated men in both monarchial Britain & republican America. This volume includes J.M. Opal's introduction, "Thomas Paine & the Revolutionary Enlightenment, 1770s?90s," which provides essential biographical & historical details across 3 tumultuous decades. Paine's most important works, from "Common Sense" (1776) through "Agrarian Justice" (1796), are reprinted & are accompanied by explanatory annotations. Supporting materials include a wide range of documents from the turbulent years following the publication of both "Common Sense" & the "Declaration of Independence". These include Pennsylvania's gradual emancipation statute of the 1780s, an ex-slave's impassioned call for revolutionary violence against European imperialists & masters, and a British conservative's witty rejoinder to Paine's vision of a brave new world. Four major interpretations of Paine's work are provided by Nathan R. Perl-Rosenthal, Robert A. Ferguson, Gary Kates, & Gregory Claeys. A SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY & an INDEX are also included. * ABOUT NORTON CRITICAL EDITIONS: Each Norton Critical Edition includes an authoritative text, contextual & source materials, & a wide range of interpretations--from contemporary perspectives to the most current critical theory--as well as a bibliography, &, in most cases, a chronology of the author's life & work. * SHIPPING: MNEMOSYNE carefully wraps, labels & custom-packages this fine book for FREE domestic shipment via USPS MEDIA MAIL or USPS PRIORITY MAIL for a below-cost additional fee & via Mandatory USPS PRIORITY INTERNATIONAL AIRMAIL to international destinations at our posted rates.