Thomas Paine's Rights of Man: A Biography by Christopher Hitchens (English) Pape

Description: Thomas Paine's Rights of Man by Christopher Hitchens Thomas Paines "Rights of Man" has been celebrated, criticized, maligned, suppressed, and co-opted, but Hitchens marvels at its forethought and revels in its contentiousness. In this book, he demonstrates how Paines book forms the philosophical cornerstone of the U.S. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description Christopher Hitchens, the #1 New York Times best-selling author of God Is Not Great has been called a Tom Paine for our times, and in this addition to the Books that Changed the World Series, he vividly introduces Paine and his Declaration of the Rights of Man, the worlds foremost defense of democracy. Inspired by his outrage at Edmund Burkes attack on the French Revolution, Paines text is a passionate defense of mans inalienable rights, and the key to his reputation. Ever since the day of publication in 1791, Declaration of the Rights of Man has been celebrated, criticized, maligned, suppressed, and co-opted, but in Thomas Paines Rights of Man, Hitchens marvels at its forethought and revels in its contentiousness. Famous as a polemicist and provocative commentator, Hitchens is a political descendent of the great pamphleteer. In this engaging work he demonstrates how Thomas Paines book forms the philosophical cornerstone of the United States of America, and how "in a time when both rights and reason are under attack, the life and writing of Thomas Paine will always be part of the arsenal on which we shall need to depend." Author Biography Christopher Hitchens is the author of "God Is Not Great", "Hitch-22", and "Why Orwell Matters". Review "A better case can be made for the claim that Thomas Paines Rights of Man actually affected history than for other books so far published in the series, and Christopher Hitchens makes it with characteristic verve and style. An engaging account of Paines life and times [that is] well worth reading""Hitchens is at his characteristically incisive best in writing of that champion of the oppressed, coadjutor of two revolutions, and eloquent proponent of the rights of man, Thomas Paine." Details ISBN0802143830 Author Christopher Hitchens Short Title THOMAS PAINES RIGHTS OF MAN Series Books That Changed the World Language English ISBN-10 0802143830 ISBN-13 9780802143839 Media Book Format Paperback DEWEY 323.5 Year 2008 Residence Washington, DC, US Death 2011 DOI 10.1604/9780802143839 Place of Publication New York Country of Publication United States AU Release Date 2008-09-01 NZ Release Date 2008-09-01 US Release Date 2008-09-01 UK Release Date 2008-09-01 Subtitle A Biography Pages 320 Publisher Grove Press / Atlantic Monthly Press Publication Date 2008-09-01 Imprint Grove Press / Atlantic Monthly Press Audience General We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:18319281;

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