Enemyship Democracy and Counter-Revolution in the Early Republic |
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| Author:
| Engels, Jeremy |
| Series title: | Rhetoric and Public Affairs Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-87013-980-2 |
| Publication Date: | Nov 2010 |
| Publisher: | Michigan State University Press
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $59.95 |
Book Description:
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The Declaration of Independence is usually celebrated as a radical document that inspired revolution in the English colonies, in France, and elsewhere. In Enemyship, however, Jeremy Engels views the Declaration as a rhetorical strategy that outlined wildly effective arguments justifying revolution against a colonial authority--and then threatened political stability once independence was finally achieved.
The Declaration of Independence is usually celebrated as a radical document that inspired revolution in the English colonies, in France, and elsewhere. In Enemyship, however, Jeremy Engels views the Declaration as a rhetorical strategy that outlined wildly effective arguments justifying revolution against a colonial authority--and then threatened political stability once independence was finally achieved.