{"product_id":"the-thomas-paine-reader-paperback","title":"The Thomas Paine Reader - Common Sense, The American Crisis, Rights of Man, The Age of Reason, and Agrarian Justice - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eThomas Paine\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe essential writings of Thomas Paine trace a revolutionary argument for independence, representative government, natural rights, religious freedom, and economic justice.\u003c\/strong\u003e This substantial omnibus brings together \u003cem\u003eCommon Sense\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe American Crisis\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eRights of Man\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Age of Reason\u003c\/em\u003e-including its frequently omitted third part-and the influential essay \u003cem\u003eAgrarian Justice\u003c\/em\u003e. Written in direct, forceful language intended for ordinary readers rather than political elites, these works helped define the democratic ideals of the American and French Revolutions and established Paine as one of the most uncompromising political writers of the Enlightenment.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePublished in January 1776, \u003cem\u003eCommon Sense\u003c\/em\u003e transformed growing colonial resistance into a clear demand for American independence, attacking monarchy and hereditary rule while arguing for republican self-government. Paine continued his defense of the Revolution in \u003cem\u003eThe American Crisis\u003c\/em\u003e, a series of essays written during the darkest years of the war to strengthen public resolve and the morale of the Continental Army. In \u003cem\u003eRights of Man\u003c\/em\u003e, published in two parts in 1791 and 1792, he defended the French Revolution, representative democracy, and the principle that legitimate governments exist to protect the natural rights of their citizens. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePaine brought the same fearless independence to religion and economic inequality. In \u003cem\u003eThe Age of Reason\u003c\/em\u003e, he explains his deist belief in a creator revealed through reason and the natural world while challenging organized religion, priestly authority, miracles, and claims of divine revelation. \u003cem\u003eAgrarian Justice\u003c\/em\u003e argues that private ownership of land deprives people of a shared natural inheritance and proposes payments to the young and elderly funded through an inheritance tax on landed property. Together, these works reveal Paine as a radical advocate of liberty whose ideas about democracy, human rights, freedom of conscience, and social responsibility remain provocative and influential.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 536\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.15 x 8.93 x 6.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 26, 2007\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45955517284487,"sku":"9781604591385","price":42.73,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/ZoLbO1rR1j9781604591385.webp?v=1790549471","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/the-thomas-paine-reader-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}