Thomas Paine's Rights of Man: A Biography (BOOKS THAT SHOOK THE WORLD) - Hardcover

Hitchens, Christopher

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1843545136 ISBN 13: 9781843545132

Publisher: Atlantic Books, 2006

Synopsis

This biography traces the history of 'The Rights of Man' from the publication of Part One in 1791 in London and its rapturous reception across the Atlantic. Hitchens analyses the meaning it has acquired since its creation and its significance as the cornerstone of contemporary debates about our basic human rights.

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Review:

"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." "A better case can be made for the claim that Thomas Paine's 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 Paine's life and times [that is] well worth reading"

From the Author:

Christopher Hitchens (1949-2011) was a contributing editor to Vanity Fair and Visiting Professor in liberal studies at the New School in New York. He was the author of numerous books, including works on Thomas Jefferson, Thomas Paine, George Orwell, Mother Theresa, Henry Kissinger and Bill and Hillary Clinton, as well as the international bestseller and National Book Award nominee, god Is Not Great.

About this edition

• Publisher: Atlantic Books
• Publication date: 2006
• ISBN 10: 1843545136
• ISBN 13: 9781843545132
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 158