First published in 1792, the continuation of Paine's Rights of Man developsconcrete measures for political reform. Published in 1792, this book is the second part of Paine's Rights of Man, published in the aftermath of the French Revolution. Reissued here in its second edition, it develops concrete measuresfor political reform, proposing novel concepts such as political representation and tax reform to benefit the poor. Published in 1792, this book is the second part of Paine's Rights of Man, published in the aftermath of the French Revolution. Reissued here in its second edition, it develops concrete measures for political reform, proposing novel concepts such as political representationand tax reform to benefit the poor. A major actor in the American Revolution,English intellectual Thomas Paine (1737–1809) is remembered especially for his pamphlet Common Sense (1776; also reissued in this series), which advocates America's independence from Great Britain. A dedicated radical, Paine went on to lend his support to the French Revolution. In 1791, he published Rights of Man in response to Burke's Reflections on the Revolution in France (1790), acondemnation of the events in France. First published in 1792, this book is acontinuation of Rights of Man. While the first volume was a passionate rebuttal of Burke's argument, this book - reissued here in its second edition - develops concrete measures for political reform, proposing novel concepts such as political representation and tax reform to benefit the poor. Widely circulatedbecause of its low price, the book proved immensely influential, and resultedin indictments for seditious libel for Paine and his editor. INDICE: To M de la Fayette; Preface; Introduction; 1. Of society and civilization; 2. Of the origin of the present old government; 3. Of the new and oldsystems of government; 4. Of constitutions; 5. Ways and means of reforming the political condition of Europe, interspersed with miscellaneous observations;Appendix.
- ISBN: 978-1-108-04546-9
- Editorial: Cambridge University
- Encuadernacion: Rústica
- Páginas: 198
- Fecha Publicación: 22/03/2012
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Inglés