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1 online resource (1 audio file (1hr., 47 min.)) : digital. |
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digital digital recording rda |
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data file rda |
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Macat Library ; |
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Jason, Xidias.
Macat Library. Spoken word ;
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Digital content provided by hoopla. |
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Read by Macat.com. |
| Summary |
British-born American political activist Thomas Paine wrote Rights of Man in 1791 in response to Reflections on the Revolution in France, Edmund Burke's attack on the French Revolution. Burke was wary of tearing down old institutions of government. But Paine argued that revolution is acceptable-in fact, necessary-when government ignores the rights of its people. Not surprisingly, Rights of Man proved very popular in the newly liberated United States, selling over 100,000 copies. In England, though, Paine was convicted (in his absence) of writing to incite a popular uprising. The 31 essays collected in Rights of Man argue passionately that people have the right to overthrow an illegitimate government. Drawing on notions of universal human rights and the advantages of representation, Paine also claims that citizens have the right to create new governments themselves. Rights of Man has played a major part in shaping many of the freedoms and institutions we see today, and its influence has resonated for more than two centuries. |
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Mode of access: World Wide Web. |
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Paine, Thomas, 1737-1809. Rights of man -- Criticism and interpretation.
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France -- History -- Revolution, 1789-1799 -- Causes.
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Great Britain -- Politics and government -- 1760-1820.
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Macat.Com, .
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hoopla digital.
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| Cover Title |
Thomas Paine's Rights of man |
| ISBN |
9781912284177 (sound recording : hoopla Audio Book) |
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1912284170 (sound recording : hoopla Audio Book) |
| Music No. |
MWT13753213 |
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