Introduction : the political implications of a historical question -- Enlightenment revolution in the Atlantic space -- Enlightenment revolution in the American constitutional process -- Enlightenment revolution, American revolution, and human rights.
Summary:
"This study examines the US Declaration of Independence as a political manifesto of the Enlightenment and the right to revolution. The author argues that there was a missed opportunity concerning the "rights of man" during the early constitutional debates"-- Provided by publisher.
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