Observations on the Importance of the American Revolution: And The Means Of Making It A Benefit To The World (Cambridge Library Collection - North American History) - Tapa blanda

Observations on the Importance of the American Revolution (Paperback)

Paperback. Condición: new. Paperback. Having urged political reforms in Britain, Richard Price (172391) turned to defending the cause of American independence. Born in Wales, Price became an influential moral philosopher, dissenting Protestant preacher, political pamphleteer, and economic theorist. Known for his trenchant defence of the freedom of the human will against philosophical sceptics, Price applied his justification of individual moral agency to political issues - particularly the American Revolution - during the latter part of his life. This tract on America first appeared in 1784. Defining the right of American colonists to oppose British corruption, it suggested that their independence would offer much 'benefit to the world'. But it also offered a relatively rare critique of the system of racial slavery that continued to develop in America. Reissued here is the 1785 publication that also contained translations from French of a letter to Price by the economist Turgot and a parody by Charles-Joseph Mathon de la Cour which had amused Benjamin Franklin. Originally published in 1784, this tract by Richard Price (172391) defined the right of American colonists to oppose British corruption and suggested that their independence would offer much 'benefit to the world'. But it also criticised the system of racial slavery that continued to develop in America. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability. Nº de ref. del artículo: 9781108060172

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