Книга: Sophia Rosenfeld «Common Sense: A Political History»
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Производитель: "Harvard University Press" Common sense has always been a cornerstone of American politics. In 1776, Tom Paine`s vital pamphlet with that title sparked the American Revolution. And today, common sense the wisdom of ordinary people, knowledge so self-evident that it is beyond debate remains a powerful political ideal, utilized alike by George W. Bush`s aw-shucks articulations and Barack Obama`s down-to-earth reasonableness. But far from self-evident is where our faith in common sense comes from and how its populist logic has shaped modern democracy. Common Sense: A Political History is the first book to explore this essential political phenomenon. The story begins in the aftermath of England`s Glorious Revolution, when common sense first became a political ideal worth struggling over. Sophia Rosenfeld`s accessible and insightful account then wends its way across two continents and multiple centuries, revealing the remarkable individuals who appropriated the old, seemingly universal idea of common sense and... ISBN:9780674057814 Издательство: "Harvard University Press" (2011)
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