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Vindicating the founders : : race, sex, class, and justice in the origins of America / Thomas G. West.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- West, Thomas G., 1945-
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Constitutional history--United States.
- Constitutional history.
- United States.
- Citizenship--United States--History.
- Citizenship.
- History.
- Slavery--Law and legislation--United States--History.
- Slavery.
- Slavery--Law and legislation.
- Right of property--United States--History.
- Right of property.
- Women's rights--United States--History.
- Women's rights.
- United States--Politics and government--1783-1865.
- Politics and government.
- United States--Politics and government--1775-1783.
- Physical Description:
- 219 pages ; 24 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Lanham, Md. : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, [1997]
- Summary:
- Many historians condemn our nation's founders as hypocrites who failed to live up to their own enlightened principles. Political scientist Thomas West debunks numerous myths and demonstrates why our founders were indeed sincere in their belief of universal human rights and in their commitment to democracy.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 0847685160
- OCLC:
- 36800619
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