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The Origin and Principles of the American Revolution is possibly one of the vital important books written on the American Revolution by a European writer. It is an original study of the subject by a conservative, objective German observer who acknowledges the legitimacy of the American Revolution, but also asserts at the same time that it used to be not a revolution but a legitimate transition.
In this up to date edition by Liberty Fund, Gentz makes a convincing and eloquent case in presenting—and defending— the American Revolution as an event of moderation founded on custom and prescriptive rights. Gentz further defends the colonists by stating they were acting as preservationists of their existing rights. Gentz believed the American Revolution must be understood not as a revolution, but as a secession.
The Liberty Fund edition is supplemented by a new introduction and annotations that give you the reader with historical and contextual background to better create a more robust picture of Friedrich Gentz’s thought.
Friedrich Gentz (1764-1832) used to be a conservative German political author and theorist.
John Quincy Adams (1767-1848) used to be the sixth President of america.
Peter Koslowski is Professor of Philosophy at VU University Amsterdam, Netherlands, where he has taught since 2004. He used to be Founding Director of the Hanover Institute of Philosophical Research, Hanover, Germany, from 1988 to 2001 and Visiting Scholar-in-Place of abode with Liberty Fund, Indianapolis, Indiana, from 2002 to 2003. His books include Principles of Ethical Economy (2002) and The Ethics of Banking. Conclusions from the Financial Crisis (German edition 2009, English edition forthcoming in 2010).
In this up to date edition by Liberty Fund, Gentz makes a convincing and eloquent case in presenting—and defending— the American Revolution as an event of moderation founded on custom and prescriptive rights. Gentz further defends the colonists by stating they were acting as preservationists of their existing rights. Gentz believed the American Revolution must be understood not as a revolution, but as a secession.
The Liberty Fund edition is supplemented by a new introduction and annotations that give you the reader with historical and contextual background to better create a more robust picture of Friedrich Gentz’s thought.
Friedrich Gentz (1764-1832) used to be a conservative German political author and theorist.
John Quincy Adams (1767-1848) used to be the sixth President of america.
Peter Koslowski is Professor of Philosophy at VU University Amsterdam, Netherlands, where he has taught since 2004. He used to be Founding Director of the Hanover Institute of Philosophical Research, Hanover, Germany, from 1988 to 2001 and Visiting Scholar-in-Place of abode with Liberty Fund, Indianapolis, Indiana, from 2002 to 2003. His books include Principles of Ethical Economy (2002) and The Ethics of Banking. Conclusions from the Financial Crisis (German edition 2009, English edition forthcoming in 2010).
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