The Consent of the Governed The Lockean Legacy in Early American Culture |
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Author:
| Brown, Gillian |
ISBN: | 978-0-674-00298-2 |
Publication Date: | Jan 2001 |
Publisher: | Harvard University Press
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Book Format: | Hardback |
List Price: | AUD $167.95 |
Book Description:
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What made the United States what it is began long before a shot was fired at a redcoat in Lexington, Massachusetts in 1775. The theories of reading developed by John Locke were the means by which a revolutionary attitude toward authority was disseminated throughout the British colonies in North America.
What made the United States what it is began long before a shot was fired at a redcoat in Lexington, Massachusetts in 1775. The theories of reading developed by John Locke were the means by which a revolutionary attitude toward authority was disseminated throughout the British colonies in North America.