Description
This study includes James Wilson’s intellectual, political, and legal contributions in American history. The author also analyzes Wilson’s life as a transatlantic success story and looks at the impact of the Scottish Enlightenment on American society, discourse, and government.
James Wilson’s life began as an Atlantic World success story, with mounting intellectual, political, and legal triumphs, but ended as a Greek tragedy. Each achievement brought greater anxiety about his place in the revolutionary world. James Wilson’s life story is a testament to the success that tens of thousands of Scottish immigrants achieved after their trans-Atlantic voyage, but it also reminds us that not all had a happy ending. This book provides a more nuanced and complete picture of James Wilson’s contributions in American history. His contributions were far greater than just the attention paid to his legal lectures. His is a very human story of a Scottish immigrant who experienced success and acclaim for his activities on behalf of the American people during his public service, but in his personal affairs, and particularly financial life, he suffered the great heights and deep lows worthy of a Greek tragedy. James Wilson’s life is an entry point into the events of the latter half of the 18th century and the impact of the Scottish Enlightenment on American society, discourse, and government.
- Langue
- en
- Version
- Couverture rigide
- Date de sortie initiale
- 23 septembre 2021
- Nombre de pages
- 300
Personnes impliquées
- Auteur principal
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Michael H. Taylor
- Editeur principal
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Lexington Books
Informations sur le fabricant
- Nom du fabricant
- Christina Gladhill
- Adresse électronique du fabricant
- privacy@globepequot.com
- Informations sur le fabricant
- Les informations du fabricant ne sont actuellement pas disponibles
Autres spécifications
- Hauteur de l’emballage
- 13 mm
- Hauteur du produit
- 13 mm
- Largeur d’emballage
- 155 mm
- Largeur du produit
- 155 mm
- Livre d‘étude
- Non
- Longueur d’emballage
- 230 mm
- Longueur du produit
- 230 mm
- Poids de l’emballage
- 272 g
- Porno
- Non
EAN
- EAN
- 9781498590792
Sécurité des produits
- Opérateur économique responsable dans l’UE
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- Catégories
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Hommes et société
Droit
Biographies et Histoires vraies
Histoire
Histoire
Politique
Droit général
Autorités centrales et fédérales
Histoire juridique
Politique
Périodes
Temps modernes
Régions et pays
Amérique du nord, centrale et sud
Livres
- Livre, ebook ou livre audio ?
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Livre
- Disponibilité
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Disponible à l’adresse suivante
- Langue
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Anglais
- Type de livre
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Hardcover
