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The declaration of independence / Thomas Jefferson ; introduction by Michael Hardt ; additional material by Garnet Kindervater.

Van Pelt Library E221 .J46 2007
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Format:
Book
Author/Creator:
Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826.
Contributor:
Hardt, Michael.
Series:
Revolutions (London, England)
Revolutions
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826.
United States. Declaration of Independence.
United States.
Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826--Correspondence.
Jefferson, Thomas.
Democracy--United States.
Democracy.
United States--Politics and government--1775-1783.
Politics and government.
Genre:
Correspondence.
Personal correspondence.
Physical Description:
xxxvi, 106 pages ; 20 cm.
Other Title:
Michael Hardt presents Thomas Jefferson, The declaration of Independence
Hardt presents Thomas Jefferson
Place of Publication:
London ; New York : Verso, 2007.
Summary:
"In 1776 Thomas Jefferson, a future president, authored the most explosive document in the history of America: The Declaration of Independence, formally severing the link between America and the British state. Michael Hardt, co-author of the groundbreaking Empire and Multitude, examines this and other texts by Jefferson, arguing that his powerful concept of democracy is, seen through contemporary eyes, a biting critique of the current American Administration's tyranny"--P. [4] of cover.
Contents:
Introduction: Thomas Jefferson, or, The transition of democracy / Michael Hardt
The Declaration of independence. Debate on the Declaration
Jefferson's draft of the Declaration
The Declaration of Independence
Rebellion against the government. Letter to Edward Carrington, January 16, 1787
Letter to James Madison, January 30, 1787
Letter from Abigail Adams to Jefferson, January 29, 1787
Letter to Abigail Adams, February 22, 1787
Letter to David Hartley, July 2, 1787
Letter to William S. Smith, November 13, 1787
The French Revolution. Letter to James Madison, October 28, 1785
Letter to David Humphreys, March 18, 1789
Letter to Diodati, August 3, 1789
Letter to William Short, January 3, 1793
Letter to John Breckinridge, January 29, 1800
Republicanism and self-government. Letter to James Madison, September 6, 1789
Letter to John Tyler, May 26, 1810
Letter to Joseph C. Cabell, February 2, 1816
Letter to John Taylor, May 28, 1816
Letter to Samuel Kercheval, July 12, 1816
Native Americans and black slavery. From Notes on the State of Virginia, 1781
Letter from Benjamin Banneker to Jefferson, August 19, 1791
Letter to Benjamin Banneker, August 30, 1791
Letter to Governor James Monroe, November 24, 1801
Letter to Brother Handsome Lake, November 3, 1802
Letter to Benjamin Hawkins, February 18, 1803
Letter to Governor William Henry Harrison, February 27, 1803
Letter to Edward Coles, August 25, 1814
Letter to John Holmes, April 22, 1820
Letter to Jared Sparks, February 4, 1824.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN:
9781844671571
1844671577
OCLC:
124026436

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