Recounts one of the most fascinating figures of the late 18th century. Kaye skillfully describes how Paine came to America in middle age and became a radical-democratic pamphleteer, effectively turning…

There are moments when we forget how fortunate we are to have the California coast. The state is home to 1,100 miles of uninterrupted coastline defined by long stretches of…

This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book may have occasional imperfectionssuch as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part…

J.C.D. Clark demythologizes the history of Thomas Paine, understanding the impact he has had on modern human rights, democracy, and internationalism.

This text builds on Robert Dahl’s observation that there is no single theory of democracy; only theories. In this anthology, the authors have assembled the works of classical, modern, and…