Description
Book SynopsisUpon publication in 1791-92, the two parts of Thomas Paineâs Rights of Man proved to be both immensely popular and highly controversial. An immediate bestseller, it not only defended the French revolution but also challenged current laws, customs, and government.
The Routledge Guidebook to Paineâs Rights of Man provides the first comprehensive and fully contextualized introduction to this foundational text in the history of modern political thought, addressing its central themes, reception, and influence. The Guidebook examines:
- the history of rights, populism, representative governments, and challenges to monarchy from the 12th through 18th century;
- Paineâs arguments against monarchies, mixed governments, war, and state-church establishments;
- Paineâs views on constitutions;
- Paineâs proposals regarding suffrage, inequality, poverty, and public welfare;
- Paineâs revolution in rhetoric and style;
- the
Table of Contents
Introduction 1. Thomas Paine’s Rights of Man Part 1, sections I-VIII 2. Thomas Paine’s Rights of Man Part 2, Preface-Chapter 3 3. Thomas Paine’s Rights of Man Part 2, Chapter 4 4. Thomas Paine’s Rights of Man Part 2, Chapter 5 5. Conclusion. Index
