The Resource Common sense : a political history, Sophia Rosenfeld
Common sense : a political history, Sophia Rosenfeld
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- Summary
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- Common sense has always been a cornerstone of American politics. In 1776, Tom Paine's vital pamphlet with that title sparked the American Revolution. And today, common sense--the wisdom of ordinary people, knowledge so self-evident that it is beyond debate--remains a powerful political ideal, utilized alike by George W. Bush's aw-shucks articulations and Barack Obama's down-to-earth reasonableness. But far from self-evident is where our faith in common sense comes from and how its populist logic has shaped modern democracy. Common Sense: A Political History is the first book to explore this essential political phenomenon. The story begins in the aftermath of England's Glorious Revolution, when common sense first became a political ideal worth struggling over. Sophia Rosenfeld's accessible and insightful account then wends its way across two continents and multiple centuries, revealing the remarkable individuals who appropriated the old, seemingly universal idea of common sense and the new strategic uses they made of it. Paine may have boasted that common sense is always on the side of the people and opposed to the rule of kings, but Rosenfeld demonstrates that common sense has been used to foster demagoguery and exclusivity as well as popular sovereignty. She provides a new account of the transatlantic Enlightenment and the Age of Revolutions, and offers a fresh reading on what the eighteenth century bequeathed to the political ferment of our own time. Far from commonsensical, the history of common sense turns out to be rife with paradox and surprise
- Common Sense reveals a political ideal so fundamental to American politics that we are unaware of its power and its myriad uses. Sophia Rosenfeld shows how common sense--the wisdom of ordinary people, self-evident truths--has been used to justify all political extremes, with a history that is anything but commonsensical
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- 1 online resource (337 pages, 14 unnumbered pages of plates)
- Contents
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- The ghost of common sense: London, 1688-1739
- Everyman's perception of the world: Aberdeen, 1758-1770
- The radical uses of bon sens: Amsterdam, 1760-1775
- Building a common sense republic: Philadelphia, 1776
- Making war on revolutionary reason: Paris, 1790-1792
- Konigsberg to New York: the fate of common sense in the modern world
- Isbn
- 9780674061286
- Label
- Common sense : a political history
- Title
- Common sense
- Title remainder
- a political history
- Statement of responsibility
- Sophia Rosenfeld
- Subject
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- Common Sense
- Common sense
- Common sense (Paine, Thomas)
- Democracy
- Democracy -- United States
- Demokratie
- France
- France -- Politics and government -- 1789-1799
- Frankrike -- politik och förvaltning -- 1789-1799
- Förenta staterna -- politik och förvaltning -- 1775-1783
- Förnuftet
- History
- POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Political Ideologies | Democracy
- Paine, Thomas, 1737-1809
- Political science
- Political science -- History -- 18th century
- Politics and government
- Politik
- Politische Philosophie
- Politisk teori -- historia -- 1700-talet
- USA
- United States
- United States -- Politics and government -- 1775-1783
- PHILOSOPHY -- Political
- 1700-1799
- Language
- eng
- Summary
-
- Common sense has always been a cornerstone of American politics. In 1776, Tom Paine's vital pamphlet with that title sparked the American Revolution. And today, common sense--the wisdom of ordinary people, knowledge so self-evident that it is beyond debate--remains a powerful political ideal, utilized alike by George W. Bush's aw-shucks articulations and Barack Obama's down-to-earth reasonableness. But far from self-evident is where our faith in common sense comes from and how its populist logic has shaped modern democracy. Common Sense: A Political History is the first book to explore this essential political phenomenon. The story begins in the aftermath of England's Glorious Revolution, when common sense first became a political ideal worth struggling over. Sophia Rosenfeld's accessible and insightful account then wends its way across two continents and multiple centuries, revealing the remarkable individuals who appropriated the old, seemingly universal idea of common sense and the new strategic uses they made of it. Paine may have boasted that common sense is always on the side of the people and opposed to the rule of kings, but Rosenfeld demonstrates that common sense has been used to foster demagoguery and exclusivity as well as popular sovereignty. She provides a new account of the transatlantic Enlightenment and the Age of Revolutions, and offers a fresh reading on what the eighteenth century bequeathed to the political ferment of our own time. Far from commonsensical, the history of common sense turns out to be rife with paradox and surprise
- Common Sense reveals a political ideal so fundamental to American politics that we are unaware of its power and its myriad uses. Sophia Rosenfeld shows how common sense--the wisdom of ordinary people, self-evident truths--has been used to justify all political extremes, with a history that is anything but commonsensical
- Cataloging source
- N$T
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Rosenfeld, Sophia A
- Dewey number
- 320.01/1
- Illustrations
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- illustrations
- plates
- Index
- index present
- Language note
- In English
- LC call number
- JA83
- LC item number
- .R724 2011eb
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
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- dictionaries
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Paine, Thomas
- Political science
- United States
- France
- Democracy
- Common Sense
- PHILOSOPHY
- POLITICAL SCIENCE
- Politics and government
- Democracy
- Political science
- France
- United States
- Demokratie
- Politische Philosophie
- USA
- Common sense
- Politik
- Politisk teori
- Förnuftet
- Frankrike
- Förenta staterna
- Label
- Common sense : a political history, Sophia Rosenfeld
- Antecedent source
- unknown
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Carrier category
- online resource
- Carrier category code
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- cr
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Color
- multicolored
- Content category
- text
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- txt
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- rdacontent
- Contents
- The ghost of common sense: London, 1688-1739 -- Everyman's perception of the world: Aberdeen, 1758-1770 -- The radical uses of bon sens: Amsterdam, 1760-1775 -- Building a common sense republic: Philadelphia, 1776 -- Making war on revolutionary reason: Paris, 1790-1792 -- Konigsberg to New York: the fate of common sense in the modern world
- Control code
- 756501815
- Dimensions
- unknown
- Extent
- 1 online resource (337 pages, 14 unnumbered pages of plates)
- File format
- unknown
- Form of item
- online
- Isbn
- 9780674061286
- Level of compression
- unknown
- Media category
- computer
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
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- c
- Other control number
- 10.4159/harvard.9780674061286
- Other physical details
- illustrations
- http://library.link/vocab/ext/overdrive/overdriveId
- 22573/ctt2f3jmn
- Quality assurance targets
- not applicable
- Reformatting quality
- unknown
- Sound
- unknown sound
- Specific material designation
- remote
- System control number
- (OCoLC)756501815
- Label
- Common sense : a political history, Sophia Rosenfeld
- Antecedent source
- unknown
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Carrier category
- online resource
- Carrier category code
-
- cr
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Color
- multicolored
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- The ghost of common sense: London, 1688-1739 -- Everyman's perception of the world: Aberdeen, 1758-1770 -- The radical uses of bon sens: Amsterdam, 1760-1775 -- Building a common sense republic: Philadelphia, 1776 -- Making war on revolutionary reason: Paris, 1790-1792 -- Konigsberg to New York: the fate of common sense in the modern world
- Control code
- 756501815
- Dimensions
- unknown
- Extent
- 1 online resource (337 pages, 14 unnumbered pages of plates)
- File format
- unknown
- Form of item
- online
- Isbn
- 9780674061286
- Level of compression
- unknown
- Media category
- computer
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- c
- Other control number
- 10.4159/harvard.9780674061286
- Other physical details
- illustrations
- http://library.link/vocab/ext/overdrive/overdriveId
- 22573/ctt2f3jmn
- Quality assurance targets
- not applicable
- Reformatting quality
- unknown
- Sound
- unknown sound
- Specific material designation
- remote
- System control number
- (OCoLC)756501815
Subject
- Common Sense
- Common sense
- Common sense (Paine, Thomas)
- Democracy
- Democracy -- United States
- Demokratie
- France
- France -- Politics and government -- 1789-1799
- Frankrike -- politik och förvaltning -- 1789-1799
- Förenta staterna -- politik och förvaltning -- 1775-1783
- Förnuftet
- History
- POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Political Ideologies | Democracy
- Paine, Thomas, 1737-1809
- Political science
- Political science -- History -- 18th century
- Politics and government
- Politik
- Politische Philosophie
- Politisk teori -- historia -- 1700-talet
- USA
- United States
- United States -- Politics and government -- 1775-1783
- PHILOSOPHY -- Political
- 1700-1799
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